Drew Fulk | |
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Also known as | WZRD BLD |
Born | Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S. | May 1, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
Website | inthecutpublishing |
Drew Fulk (born May 1, 1987), also known as WZRD BLD, is an American producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with artists such as Lil Wayne, Knocked Loose, [1] Lil Peep, [2] Disturbed, [3] NLE Choppa, A Day To Remember, Motionless In White, [4] CORPSE, and Kevin Gates and has over fifteen #1 Billboard Rock Songs to his name. He also runs his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, [5] through APG.
Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he opened his first recording studio, Think Sound. [6] In North Carolina, he worked with artists such as melodic hardcore luminaries Nowhere near the end, Motionless in White, [7] For All Those Sleeping, [8] and Chris Lane. In late 2014, he moved to Los Angeles and started to work under the name "WZRD BLD" (pronounced "Wizard Blood"), where he worked with artists such as Ice Nine Kills, Bullet for My Valentine, Fit for a King, Yelawolf, Moon Taxi and I Prevail. In 2018, he had his first No. 1 rock song with Pop Evil's lead single "Waking Lions".
In mid-2019, Fulk started his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through BMG, aimed at signing rock-focused writers and producers. In late 2021, he left BMG and signed a publishing deal with Mike Caren's publishing company, APG [9] to which In The Cut was moved to as well. In October 2022, he had his tenth #1 Billboard US Mainstream Rock Radio song with Motionless in White's single "Masterpiece". [10] He has been working with artists such as Disturbed, [11] Knocked Loose, Kim Dracula, A Day to Remember and Papa Roach. He frequently collaborates with engineer and mixer Jeff Dunne on his projects. [12] [13] [14]
In November 2023, Fulk was nominated for a Grammy as the producer and co-writer of Disturbed's single, "Bad Man", for Best Metal Performance of the year. [15]
In November 2024, Fulk was nominated for a Grammy as the producer of Knocked Loose's single "Suffocate" featuring Poppy, for Best Metal Performance of the year. [16]
Year | Artist | Album title | Label | Credits |
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2012 | Motionless in White | Infamous | Fearless | Writer "Devil's Night" |
2014 | Motionless in White | Reincarnate | Fearless | Writer "Reincarnate" [7] |
2016 | ||||
Crown the Empire | Retrograde | Rise | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
I Prevail | Lifelines | Fearless | Additional Production, Writer | |
2017 | Emmure | Look at Yourself | SharpTone Records | Producer, Mixer, Writer |
Motionless in White | Graveyard Shift | Roadrunner | Producer, Writer | |
Miss May I | Shadows Inside | SharpTone | Producer, Engineer [17] | |
We Came as Romans | Cold Like War | SharpTone | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Void of Vision | Disturbia (EP) | UNFD | Producer, Mixer, Mastering [18] | |
2018 | Pop Evil | Pop Evil | eOne Records | Writer "Waking Lions" |
The Plot in You | Dispose | Fearless | Producer, Mixer | |
Bad Wolves | Disobey | Better Noise Music | Writer "Remember When" | |
Bullet for My Valentine | Gravity | Spinefarm | Writer "Not Dead Yet", "Coma" [19] | |
Chelsea Grin | Eternal Nightmare | Rise | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
I Dont Know How But They Found Me | "Do It All the Time" | Fearless | Producer, Writer [20] | |
Fit for a King | Dark Skies | Solid State Records | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Beartooth | Disease | Red Bull Records | Writer "You Never Know" | |
Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream | Fearless | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
I Dont Know How But They Found Me | 1981 Extended Play | Fearless | Producer, Writer "Do It All The Time" | |
Lil Peep | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | Columbia Records | Writer "Runaway", "Sex W My Ex", "Fingers" | |
Crystal Lake | Helix | Cube Records, SharpTone | Mixer, Mastering [21] [22] | |
2019 | Motionless in White | Disguise | Roadrunner | Producer, Mixer, Writer |
Northlane | Alien | UNFD | Producer "Vultures" [23] | |
Wage War | Pressure | Fearless | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
As I Lay Dying | Shaped by Fire | Nuclear Blast | Producer "My Own Grave" [24] | |
Bad Wolves | N.A.T.I.O.N. | Better Noise | Producer, writer "Killing Me Slowly", "Sober" | |
Lil Wayne | Ethika RGB3 Mixtape [25] | Ethika, Inc. | Producer "Sleepless" | |
2020 | Dance Gavin Dance | Afterburner | Rise | Producer |
Make Them Suffer | How to Survive a Funeral | Rise, Greyscale | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Mastering, Writer [26] [27] | |
Emmure | Hindsight | SharpTone | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Crystal Lake | "Watch Me Burn" | SharpTone | Mixer [28] | |
Fit for a King | The Path | Solid State | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |
Fever 333 | Wrong Generation (EP) | Roadrunner, 333 Wreckords Crew | Producer, Writer "Bite Black" [29] | |
2021 | A Day to Remember | You're Welcome | Fueled By Ramen | Writer "Bloodsucker" |
Ayron Jones | Child of the State | Big Machine Records, John Varvatos Records | Producer, Writer "Free" [30] | |
Pop Evil | Versatile | eOne | Producer, Mixer, Writer "Breath Again" | |
Wage War | Manic | Fearless | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood | Fearless | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
2022 | Papa Roach | Ego Trip | New Noize, ADA | Producer, Writer "Kill The Noise" |
Illenium feat. Spiritbox | Shivering | Warner Records | Writer | |
Motionless in White | Scoring the End of the World | Roadrunner | Producer, Writer | |
Pale Waves | Unwanted | Dirty Hit | Writer, Guitar "Clean", "You're So Vain" [31] | |
Highly Suspect | The Midnight Demon Club | Roadrunner | Producer, Writer | |
We Came as Romans | Darkbloom | SharpTone | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Fit for a King | The Hell We Create | Solid State | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Mastering [32] [33] | |
Disturbed | Divisive | Reprise Records | Producer, Mixer | |
2023 | Kevin Gates | Breakfast | Bread Winner Alumni | Producer |
NLE Choppa, Nardo Wick | Fast X | APG, UMG | Producer "Steppers" | |
Knocked Loose | Upon Loss Singles | Pure Noise | Producer, Mixer [34] | |
Kim Dracula | A Graduale Decline In Morale | Columbia | Producer, Mixer, Writer | |
Beartooth | The Surface | Red Bull | Writer "I Was Alive", "What Are You Waiting For?" [35] | |
Corpse | Disdain | Self-released | Producer | |
2024 | Knocked Loose | You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To | Pure Noise | Producer, Mixer [36] |
Wage War | Stigma | Fearless | Producer, Engineer, Writer [37] | |
Nothing More | Carnal | Better Noise | Producer, Mixer, Writer |
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