Drew Fulk
Drew Fulk | |
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.jpg) Fulk in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | WZRD BLD |
| Born | May 1, 1987 Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | wzrdbld |
Drew Fulk (born May 1, 1987), also known as WZRD BLD, is an American songwriter and producer in Los Angeles, California with over ten #1 Billboard Rock to his name. He has worked with artists such as Disturbed, Lil Peep, Lil Wayne, Motionless In White, Kim Dracula, Highly Suspect, and Illenium and also started and currently runs his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through APG.
Life and career
Early years
Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he attended Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point. After high school he was accepted into the Bryan Business School at UNCG, majoring in Economics. During this time he built and opened his first recording studio, Think Sound.[1] In North Carolina, Fulk worked with artists such as Motionless in White,[2] Cane Hill, For All Those Sleeping,[3] and Chris Lane. In late 2014, Fulk relocated to Los Angeles and started to work under the moniker "WZRD BLD" (pronounced "Wizard Blood")we he continued to work with artists such as Ice Nine Kills, Bullet for My Valentine, Fit for a King, Yelawolf, Moon Taxi, and I Prevail among others. In 2018, Fulk had his first No. 1 rock song with Pop Evil's lead single "Waking Lions".
2019–present
In mid-2019, Fulk started his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through BMG, aimed at signing rock-focused writers and producers and in late 2021 Fulk signed a new publishing for his own songwriting with Mike Caren's publishing company APG[4] where In The Cut was eventually moved to as well. In October of 2022, Fulk notched his tenth #1 Billboard US Mainstream Rock Radio song with Motionless in White's single "Masterpiece" [5] and has most recently been working with artists such as Disturbed,[6] Highly Suspect, Kim Dracula, A Day To Remember, and Papa Roach.
Selected discography
| Year | Artist | Album title | Label | Credits | Chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Disturbed | Divisive | Sire Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | |
| Fit for a King | The Hell We Create | Solid State Records | Producer, Writer | |||
| We Came as Romans | Darkbloom | SharpTone Records | Producer, Writer | |||
| Highly Suspect | The Midnight Demon Club | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| Kim Dracula | Make Me Famous | Columbia Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer | |||
| Motionless in White | Scoring the End of the World | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Writer | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| Illenium ft Spiritbox | Shivering | Warner Records | Writer | |||
| State Champs | Kings of the New Age | Pure Noise Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Papa Roach | Ego Trip | New Noise/ADA | Producer, Writer "Kill The Noise" "Dying To Believe" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| 2021 | Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | ||
| Wage War | Manic | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, | |||
| The Plot in You | Swan Song | Fearless Records | Producer | |||
| A Day To Remember | You're Welcome | Fueled By Ramen | Writer "Bloodsucker" | |||
| Moon Taxi | Silver Dream | BMG | Producer, Writer "Say", "Palm of Your Hand", "Keep It Together" | |||
| Pop Evil | Versatile | eOne | Producer, Mixer, Writer | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| 2020 | Fever 333 | Wrong Generation | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Writer "Bite Back" | ||
| Fit for a King | The Path | Solid State Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Emmure | Hindsight | SharpTone Records | Producer, Writer | |||
| Dance Gavin Dance | Afterburner | Rise Records | Producer | |||
| 2019 | Lil Wayne | Ethika RGB3 Mixtape[7] | Ethika, Inc. | Producer, Writer "Sleepless" | ||
| Bad Wolves | N.A.T.I.O.N. | Eleven Seven Records | Producer, Writer "Killing Me Slowly", "Sober", "Learn To Walk Again" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| Nothing,Nowhere | Bloodlust | Fueled by Ramen | Producer, Writer "Beautiful Life" | |||
| Wage War | Pressure | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Co-Writer | |||
| Crown the Empire | Sudden Sky | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer | |||
| Motionless in White | Disguise | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Engineer, Co-Writer | |||
| 2018 | Lil Peep | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | Columbia Records | Additional Production, Writer "Runaway", "Sex W My Ex", "Fingers" | ||
| I Dont Know How But They Found Me | 1981 Extended Play | Fearless Records | Producer, Mixer, Writer "Do It All The Time", "Bleed Magic" | |||
| Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Beartooth | Disease | Red Bull Records | Writer "You Never Know", "Believe" | |||
| Fit for a King | Dark Skies | Solid State Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Chelsea Grin | Eternal Nightmare | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Bullet for My Valentine | Gravity | Spinefarm Records | Writer "Not Dead Yet", "Coma" | |||
| Bad Wolves | Disobey | Eleven Seven Records | Writer "Remember When" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| The Plot in You | Dispose | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |||
| Pop Evil | Pop Evil | eOne Records | Writer "Waking Lions" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio | ||
| 2017 | We Came as Romans | Cold Like War | SharpTone Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | ||
| Motionless in White | Graveyard Shift | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Emmure | Look at Yourself | SharpTone Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |||
| 2016 | Young Guns | Echoes | Wind-up Records | Writer "Mad World" | ||
| I Prevail | Lifelines | Fearless Records | Additional Production, Engineer, Writer | |||
| Crown the Empire | Retrograde | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |||
| Cane Hill | Smile | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |||
| The White Noise | Aren't You Glad? | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |||
| 2015 | Fear Factory | Genexus | Nuclear Blast | Vocal Producer[8] | ||
| 2014 | Motionless in White | Reincarnate | Fearless Records | Writer "Reincarnate"[2] | ||
| For All Those Sleeping | Incomplete Me | Fearless Records | Pre-Production, Writer[3] | |||
| 2012 | Motionless in White | Infamous | Fearless Records | Writer "Devil's Night" |
References
- ^ "Wzrd Bld". Facebook.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Gregory Heaney. "Reincarnate". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "For All Those Sleeping - Incomplete Me". Discogs.
- ^ "Mike Caren's APG expands into rock/Alternative with signing of WZRD BLD". September 28, 2021.
- ^ https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/10/16/motionless-in-whites-masterpiece-rises-to-1-at-active-rock-radio/
- ^ "DISTURBED Guitarist Explains Producer Change for Upcoming Album, Discusses Songwriting Process". July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Premiere: Listen to Lil Wayne's "Sleepless" Off Ethika's 'RGB 3' Mixtape". Complex. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Genexus". AllMusic.