Drew Fulk
Drew Fulk (born May 1, 1987), also known as WZRD BLD, is an American songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He 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, he started his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing, through BMG.
Drew Fulk | |
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Fulk in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | WZRD BLD |
Born | Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S. | May 1, 1987
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Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 2008–present |
Website | wzrdbld |
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.
2014–present
In late 2014, Fulk relocated to Los Angeles 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, among others. In 2018, Fulk had his first No. 1 rock song with Pop Evil's lead single "Waking Lions", and in early 2019 he achieved his second No. 1 rock song with Bad Wolves single "Remember When". In mid-2019, Fulk 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 debuted at No. 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 debuted at No. 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 debuted at No. 1 on Top Rock Album Charts on Billboard and No. 15 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 18,000 units its first week on August 13, 2016.[9]
- I Prevail's debut album Lifelines debuted at No. 3 on Alternative Album Charts on Billboard and No. 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 No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio in March 2018.[11]
- Ice Nine Kills fourth album The Silver Scream debuted at No. 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 No. 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 No. 1 on Billboard Heatseekers in its first week, on November 16, 2018.
Selected discography
Year | Artist | Album title | Label | Credits | Chart position |
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2020 | Pop Evil | Versatile | eOne | Producer, Mixer, Writer "Breath Again" | |
2020 | Fever 333 | Bite Back | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Writer | |
2020 | Fit for a King | The Path | Solid State Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2020 | Make Them Suffer | How to Survive a Funeral | Rise Records | Producer, Co-Writer | |
2020 | Kris Wu | Testing | UMC | Producer, Writer "Throwback" | |
2020 | Dance Gavin Dance | Afterburner | Rise Records | Producer | |
2019 | Lil Wayne | Ethika RGB3 Mixtape[13] | Ethika, Inc. | Producer, Writer "Sleepless" | |
2019 | 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 |
2019 | Lil Xan | Baby You Love Me | Xanarchy Music | Writer, Mixer, Mastering | |
2019 | Nothing,Nowhere | Bloodlust | Fueled by Ramen | Producer, Writer "Beautiful Life" | |
2019 | Crystal Lake | Helix | SharpTone Records | Mixer | |
2019 | Wage War | Pressure | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer | |
2019 | Crown the Empire | Sudden Sky | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer | "Blurry" No. 1 on Octane (Sirius XM) |
2019 | Motionless in White | Disguise | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-Writer | "Another Life" No. 1 on Octane (Sirius XM) |
2019 | The Brave | Aura | UNFD | Mixer, Mastering | No. 42 on Australian Digital Albums[14] |
2018 | Lil Peep | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | Columbia Records | Additional Production, Writer "Runaway", "Sex W My Ex", "Fingers" | |
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 | Can't Swim | This Too Won't Pass | Pure Noise Records | Mixer, Additional Production | |
2018 | Memphis May Fire | Broken | Rise Records | Mixer, Additional Production | |
2018 | Ice Nine Kills | The Silver Scream | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | "Savages" No. 1 on Octane (Sirius XM) |
2018 | Beartooth | Disease | Red Bull Records | Writer "You Never Know", "Believe" | |
2018 | Fit for a King | Dark Skies | Solid State Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2018 | Chelsea Grin | Eternal Nightmare | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2018 | Bullet for My Valentine | Gravity | Spinefarm Records | Writer "Not Dead Yet", "Coma" | |
2018 | As I Lay Dying | "My Own Grave" | Self-released | Producer | |
2018 | Bad Wolves | Disobey | Eleven Seven Records | Writer "Remember When" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio
No. 1 Mainstream Rock Song 2019 |
2018 | Crossfaith | Ex Machina | UNFD | Producer | |
2018 | The Plot in You | Dispose | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
2018 | Cane Hill | Too Far Gone | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2018 | Pop Evil | Pop Evil | eOne Records | Writer "Waking Lions" | No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock Radio |
2017 | Void of Vision | Disturbia | UNFD | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
2017 | We Came as Romans | Cold Like War | SharpTone Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |
2017 | Crossfaith | Freedom | UNFD | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2017 | Motionless in White | Graveyard Shift | Roadrunner Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |
2017 | Miss May I | Shadows Inside | SharpTone Records | Producer, Engineer, Writer | |
2017 | Emmure | Look at Yourself | SharpTone Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2016 | Young Guns | Echoes | Wind-up Records | Writer "Mad World" | |
2016 | I Prevail | Lifelines | Fearless Records | Additional Production, Engineer, Writer | |
2016 | Crown the Empire | Retrograde | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2016 | Cane Hill | Smile | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2016 | The White Noise | Aren't You Glad? | Fearless Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2016 | Failure Anthem | First World Problems | Razor & Tie | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2015 | Cane Hill | S/T | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Writer | |
2015 | Fear Factory | Genexus | Nuclear Blast | Vocal Producer[15] | |
2014 | Motionless in White | Reincarnate | Fearless Records | Writer "Reincarnate"[2] | |
2014 | 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.
- Gregory Heaney. "Reincarnate". AllMusic.
- "For All Those Sleeping - Incomplete Me". Discogs.
- "CONCERT PHOTOS and INTERVIEW: FEAR FACTORY". RockRevolt Mag.
- "Fear Factory - Genexus". Discogs.
- "Motionless in White". billboard.com.
- "We Came as Romans". billboard.com.
- James Christopher Monger. "We Came as Romans". AllMusic.
- "Crown the Empire". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "I Prevail". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257623/pop-evil-mainstream-rock-songs-godsmack-shinedown
- https://www.billboard.com/music/ice-nine-kills/chart-history/billboard-200/song/1102057
- "Premiere: Listen to Lil Wayne's "Sleepless" Off Ethika's 'RGB 3' Mixtape". Complex. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. April 15, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- "Genexus". AllMusic.