Drew Fulk | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | WZRD BLD |
Born | Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S. | May 1, 1987
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Formerly of | To Speak of Wolves |
Website | wzrdbld |
Drew Fulk (born May 1, 1987), also known as WZRD BLD, is a Grammy nominated producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with artists such as Knocked Loose, Lil Peep, Disturbed, NLE Choppa, Kim Dracula, A Day To Remember, Lil Wayne, Motionless In White and Kevin Gates and has 14 #1 Billboard Rock Songs to his name. He also started and currently[ when? ] runs his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through APG.
Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he opened his first recording studio, Think Sound. [1] In North Carolina, he worked with artists such as Motionless in White, [2] For All Those Sleeping, [3] 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 signed a new publishing for his own songwriting with Mike Caren's publishing company, APG [4] to which In The Cut was eventually moved as well. In October 2022, he had his tenth #1 Billboard US Mainstream Rock Radio song with Motionless in White's single "Masterpiece". [5] He has been working with artists such as Disturbed, [6] Highly Suspect, Kim Dracula, A Day to Remember and Papa Roach. He frequently collaborates with the audio engineer and mixer Jeff Dunne on his projects. [7]
In November 2023, Fulk was nominated for a Grammy as a producer and co-writer of Disturbed's single, "Bad Man", for Best Metal Performance of the year.[ citation needed ]
Year | Artist | Album title | Label | Credits |
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2012 | Motionless in White | Infamous | Fearless Records | Writer "Devil's Night" |
2014 | Motionless in White | Reincarnate | Fearless Records | Writer "Reincarnate" [2] |
2016 | I Prevail | Lifelines | Fearless Records | Additional production, writer |
Crown the Empire | Retrograde | Rise Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
2017 | We Came as Romans | Cold Like War | SharpTone Records | Producer, mixer, writer |
Motionless in White | Graveyard Shift | Roadrunner Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Emmure | Look at Yourself | SharpTone Records | Producer, mixer | |
2018 | Lil Peep | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | Columbia Records | Writer "Runaway", "Sex W My Ex", "Fingers" |
I Dont Know How But They Found Me | 1981 Extended Play | Fearless Records | Producer, writer "Do It All The Time" | |
Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream | Fearless Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Beartooth | Disease | Red Bull Records | Writer "You Never Know" | |
Fit for a King | Dark Skies | Solid State Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Chelsea Grin | Eternal Nightmare | Rise Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Bad Wolves | Disobey | Eleven Seven Records | Writer "Remember When" | |
The Plot in You | Dispose | Fearless Records | Producer, mixer | |
Pop Evil | Pop Evil | eOne Records | Writer "Waking Lions" | |
2019 | Lil Wayne | Ethika RGB3 Mixtape [8] | Ethika, Inc. | Producer "Sleepless" |
Bad Wolves | N.A.T.I.O.N. | Eleven Seven Records | Producer, writer "Killing Me Slowly", "Sober" | |
As I Lay Dying | Shaped by Fire | Nuclear Blast Records | Producer "My Own Grave" [9] | |
Wage War | Pressure | Fearless Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Northlane | Alien | UNFD | Producer "Vultures" [10] | |
Crown the Empire | Sudden Sky | Rise Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Motionless in White | Disguise | Roadrunner Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
2020 | Fit for a King | The Path | Solid State Records | Producer, engineer, writer |
Emmure | Hindsight | SharpTone Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Dance Gavin Dance | Afterburner | Rise Records | Producer | |
2021 | Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood | Fearless Records | Producer, mixer, writer |
Wage War | Manic | Fearless Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
A Day To Remember | You're Welcome | Fueled By Ramen | Writer "Bloodsucker" | |
Moon Taxi | Silver Dream | BMG | Producer, writer "Say" | |
Pop Evil | Versatile | eOne | Producer, mixer, writer "Breath Again" | |
2022 | Disturbed | Divisive | Reprise Records | Producer, mixer |
We Came as Romans | Darkbloom | SharpTone Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Highly Suspect | The Midnight Demon Club | Roadrunner Records | Producer, writer | |
Motionless in White | Scoring the End of the World | Roadrunner Records | Producer, writer | |
Illenium feat. Spiritbox | Shivering | Warner Records | Writer | |
Papa Roach | Ego Trip | New Noise/ADA | Producer, writer "Kill The Noise" | |
2023 | Corpse | Disdain | Self-released | Producer |
Beartooth | The Surface | Red Bull Records | Writer "I Was Alive", "What Are You Waiting For?" [11] | |
Kim Dracula | A Graduale Decline In Morale | Columbia Records | Producer, mixer, writer | |
Knocked Loose | Upon Loss | Pure Noise | Producer, mixer [12] | |
NLE Choppa, Nardo Wick | Fast X | APG / UMG | Producer "Steppers" | |
Kevin Gates | Breakfast | Bread Winner Alumni | Producer, writer | |
2024 | Knocked Loose | You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To | Pure Noise | Producer, mixer [13] |
Nothing More | If It Doesn't Hurt | Better Noise Music | Producer, mixer, writer |
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