Drew Fulk

Andrew "Drew" Fulk (a.k.a. WZRD BLD) (born May 1, 1987) is an American songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California with multiple number one songs at rock radio. Drew has worked with artists such as Lil Wayne, Bullet for My Valentine, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, Lil Peep, Yelawolf, Motionless in White, I Dont Know How But They Found Me, and Bad Wolves. In the summer of 2019, Drew started his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through BMG.

Drew Fulk
Drew Fulk, early 2016
Background information
Born (1987-05-01) May 1, 1987
Kernersville, North Carolina, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2008–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and career

Early years

Drew Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina where he attended Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, NC. After high school he was accepted into the Bryan Business School at UNCG majoring in Economics. During this time period he built and opened his first recording studio, Think Sound.[1] In North Carolina, Drew worked with artists such as Motionless in White,[2] Cane Hill, For All Those Sleeping,[3] and Chris Lane.

2014–present

In late 2014 Drew relocated to Los Angeles, CA and started to work under the moniker WZRD BLD (pronounced Wizard Blood). He has worked with Ice Nine Kills, Bullet for My Valentine, Fear Factory,[4][5] Fit for a King, Bad Wolves, Lil Xan, Yelawolf, Moon Taxi, Pop Evil, I Prevail, and more. In 2018 Drew had his first #1 rock song w Pop Evil's lead single "Waking Lions" and in Spring of 2019 he achieved his second #1 rock song with Bad Wolves single "Remember When". In the Summer of 2019 Drew started his own publishing company, In The Cut Publishing, through BMG where he focuses on signing rock-focused writers and producers.

Commercial success

Motionless in White's album Reincarnate debut'd at #9 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 31,000 units its first week on October 4, 2014.[2][6]

We Came as Romans' self-titled album debut'd at #11 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 23,000 units its first week on August 15, 2015 [7] [8]

Crown the Empire's third album Retrograde debut'd at #1 on Top Rock Album Charts on Billboard and #15 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 18,000 units its first week on August 13, 2016.[9]

I Prevail's debut album Lifelines debut'd at #3 on Alternative Album Charts on Billboard and #15 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 21,000 units its first week on October 21, 2016.[10]

Pop Evil's debut single "Waking Lions" reached #1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio in March 2018. [11]

Ice Nine Kills fourth album The Silver Scream debuted at #2 on Top Rock Album Charts selling over 18,000 units its first week on October 4, 2018.[12]

Lil Peep's second album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 debuted at #4 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 81,000 units its first week on November 16, 2018.

I Dont Know How But They Found Me's debut EP 1981 Extended Play debuted at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers in its first week, on November 16, 2018.

Selected discography
Year Artist Album Title Label Credits Chart Position
2012 Motionless in White Infamous Fearless Records Writer "Devil's Night"
2014 For All Those Sleeping Incomplete Me Fearless Records Pre-Production, Writer[3]
2014 Motionless in White Reincarnate Fearless Records Writer "Reincarnate"[2]
2015 Fear Factory Genexus Nuclear Blast Vocal Producer[13]
2015 Cane Hill S/T Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2016 Failure Anthem First World Problems Razor & Tie Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2016 The White Noise Aren't You Glad? Fearless Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2016 Cane Hill Smile Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2016 Crown the Empire Retrograde Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2016 I Prevail Lifelines Fearless Records Additional Production, Engineer, Writer
2016 Young Guns Echoes Wind-up Records Writer "Mad World"
2017 Emmure Look at Yourself SharpTone Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2017 Miss May I Shadows Inside SharpTone Records Producer, Engineer, Writer
2017 Motionless in White Graveyard Shift Roadrunner Records Producer, Engineer, Writer
2017 Crossfaith Freedom UNFD Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2017 We Came as Romans Cold Like War SharpTone Records Producer, Engineer, Writer
2017 Void of Vision Disturbia UNFD Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2018 Pop Evil Pop Evil eOne Records Writer "Waking Lions" #1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio
2018 Cane Hill Too Far Gone Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2018 The Plot in You Dispose Fearless Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2018 Crossfaith Ex Machina UNFD Producer
2018 Bad Wolves Disobey Eleven Seven Records Writer "Remember When" #1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio

#1 Mainstream Rock Song 2019

2018 As I Lay Dying "My Own Grave" Self-released Producer
2018 Bullet for My Valentine Gravity Spinefarm Records Writer "Not Dead Yet", "Coma"
2018 Chelsea Grin Eternal Nightmare Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2018 Fit for a King Dark Skies Solid State Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer
2018 Beartooth Disease Red Bull Records Writer "You Never Know", "Believe"
2018 Ice Nine Kills The Silver Scream Fearless Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer "Savages" #1 on Octane (Sirius XM)
2018 Memphis May Fire Broken Rise Records Mixer, Additional Production
2018 Can't Swim This Too Won't Pass Pure Noise Records Mixer, Additional Production
2018 I Dont Know How But They Found Me 1981 Extended Play Fearless Records Producer, Mixer, Writer "Do It All The Time", "Bleed Magic"
2018 Lil Peep Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Columbia Records Additional Production, Writer "Runaway", "Sex W My Ex", "Fingers"
2019 The Brave Aura UNFD Mixer, Mastering #42 on Australian Digital Albums[14]
2019 Motionless in White Disguise Roadrunner Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer "Another Life" #1 on Octane (Sirius XM)
2019 Crown the Empire Sudden Sky Rise Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer "Blurry" #1 on Octane (Sirius XM)
2019 Wage War Pressure Fearless Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer
2019 Crystal Lake Helix SharpTone Records Mixer
2019 Nothing,Nowhere Bloodlust Fueled by Ramen Producer, Writer "Beautiful Life"
2019 Lil Xan Baby You Love Me Xanarchy Music Writer, Mixer, Mastering
2019 Bad Wolves N.A.T.I.O.N. Eleven Seven Records Producer, Writer "Killing Me Slowly", "Sober", "Learn To Walk Again" #1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio
2019 Lil Wayne Ethika RGB3 Mixtape[15] Ethika, Inc. Producer, Writer "Sleepless"
2020 Dance Gavin Dance Afterburner Rise Records Producer
2020 Kris Wu Testing[16] UMC Producer, Writer "Throwback"
2020 Make Them Suffer How to Survive a Funeral Rise Records Producer, Co-Writer
2020 Fit for a King The Path Solid State Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer

References
  1. "Wzrd Bld". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. Gregory Heaney. "Reincarnate". AllMusic.
  3. "For All Those Sleeping - Incomplete Me". Discogs.
  4. "CONCERT PHOTOS and INTERVIEW: FEAR FACTORY". RockRevolt Mag.
  5. "Fear Factory - Genexus". Discogs.
  6. "Motionless in White". billboard.com.
  7. "We Came as Romans". billboard.com.
  8. James Christopher Monger. "We Came as Romans". AllMusic.
  9. "Crown the Empire". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. "I Prevail". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257623/pop-evil-mainstream-rock-songs-godsmack-shinedown
  12. https://www.billboard.com/music/ice-nine-kills/chart-history/billboard-200/song/1102057
  13. "Genexus". AllMusic.
  14. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  15. "Premiere: Listen to Lil Wayne's "Sleepless" Off Ethika's 'RGB 3' Mixtape". Complex. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  16. https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1186405.shtml
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