Misplaced Pages

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Drew Fulk" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Drew Fulk
Fulk in 2024
Background information
Also known as	WZRD BLD
Born	(1987-05-01) May 1, 1987 (age 37) Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore alternative rock hip hop
Occupations	Record producer songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Website	inthecutpublishing.com

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, Lil Peep, Disturbed, NLE Choppa, A Day To Remember, Motionless In White, 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, through APG.

Career

Early years

Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he opened his first recording studio, Think Sound. In North Carolina, he worked with artists such as melodic hardcore luminaries Nowhere near the end, Motionless in White, For All Those Sleeping, 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".

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. In late 2021, he left BMG and signed a publishing deal with Mike Caren's publishing company, APG 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". He has been working with artists such as Disturbed, Knocked Loose, Kim Dracula, A Day to Remember and Papa Roach. He frequently collaborates with engineer and mixer Jeff Dunne on his projects.

Awards and certifications

Grammy Awards

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.

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.

Selected discography

References

1. Scythe, Mandy (May 10, 2024). "Review: Knocked Loose are Existential and Heavy on You Won't Go Until You're Supposed To". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
2. "Drew Fulk". Genius. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
3. https://www.discogs.com/release/25344187-Disturbed-Divisive-
4. Drew Fulk aka WZRDBLD, May 15, 2017, retrieved May 24, 2024
5. "In The Cut - Music Publishing". In The Cut. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
6. "Wzrd Bld". Facebook. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
7. ^ Gregory Heaney. "Reincarnate". AllMusic.
8. "For All Those Sleeping – Incomplete Me". Discogs.
9. Murray Stasse (September 28, 2021). "Mike Caren's APG expands into rock/Alternative with signing of WZRD BLD". Music Business Worldwide.
10. Brian Cantor (October 16, 2022). "Motionless in White's "Masterpiece" Rises to #1 at Active Rock Radio". Headline Planet.
11. "DISTURBED Guitarist Explains Producer Change for Upcoming Album, Discusses Songwriting Process". Blabbermouth. July 20, 2022.
12. "PRODUCER PROFILE: DREW FULK". toontrack.com. November 16, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
13. "Podcast: E12 - Inside the Machine with Jeff Dunne". podcasts.apple.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
14. "EP 373 / Jeff Dunne". urmpodcast.com. June 29, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
15. "Metallica, Slipknot, Disturbed and more nominated for 2024 Grammys". Metal Edge Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
16. https://www.kerrang.com/spiritbox-knocked-loose-green-day-pearl-jam-and-more-nominated-for-grammys
17. Shadows Inside Miss May I in Genius
18. Void Of Vision – Disturbia in Discogs
19. Gravity Bullet for My Valentine in Genius
20. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME – Do It All The Time in Discogs
21. Crystal Lake (11) – Helix in Discogs
22. Helix Crystal Lake in Genius
23. "Northlane – Alien". Discogs. August 2, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
24. "As I Lay Dying – Shaped By Fire". Discogs. September 20, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
25. Xavier Hamilton (December 17, 2019). "Premiere: Listen to Lil Wayne's "Sleepless" Off Ethika's 'RGB 3' Mixtape". Complex. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
26. Make Them Suffer – How To Survive A Funeral in Discogs
27. Make Them Suffer – How To Survive A Funeral in Discogs
28. Crystal Lake (11) – Watch Me Burn in Discogs
29. FEVER 333* – Wrong Generation in Discogs
30. Ayron Jones – Child Of The State in Discogs
31. Pale Waves – Unwanted in Discogs
32. Fit For A King – The Hell We Create in Discogs
33. Fit For A King – The Hell We Create in Discogs
34. Mary Varvaris (June 14, 2023). "Knocked Loose Surprise Release New Singles 'Deep In The Willow / Everything Is Quiet Now'". Kill Your Sstereo. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
    - "Knocked Loose – Upon Loss Singles". Discogs. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
35. "Who wrote "I Was Alive" by Beartooth?". Genius.
36. "KNOCKED LOOSE Announces New Album 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To'". Blabbermouth. February 27, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
37. STIGMA Wage War in Discogs

• Living people
• Record producers from North Carolina
• 1987 births
• People from Kernersville, North Carolina