Drew Fulk
{{Short description|American songwriter and producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Drew Fulk
| alias = WZRD BLD
| image = Drew Fulk 2024.jpg
| caption = Fulk in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|1}}
| birth_place = Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Record producer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| website = {{URL|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,{{Cite web |last=Scythe |first=Mandy |date=2024-05-10 |title=Review: Knocked Loose are Existential and Heavy on You Won't Go Until You're Supposed To |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/05/10/review-knocked-loose-are-existential-and-heavy-on-you-wont-go-until-youre-supposed-to/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}} Lil Peep,{{Cite web |title=Drew Fulk |url=https://genius.com/artists/Drew-fulk |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Genius |language=en}} Disturbed,https://www.discogs.com/release/25344187-Disturbed-Divisive- {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} NLE Choppa, A Day To Remember, Motionless In White,{{Citation |title=Drew Fulk aka WZRDBLD |date=2017-05-15 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4aUHRTfLX7VQoePAa3acIA |access-date=2024-05-24 |language=en}} CORPSE, and Kevin Gates and has over twenty #1 Billboard Rock Songs to his name. He also runs his own publishing company, In the Cut Publishing,{{Cite web |title=In The Cut - Music Publishing. |url=https://www.inthecutpublishing.com/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=In The Cut |language=en-GB}} through APG.
Career
= Early years =
Fulk was born in Kernersville, North Carolina and moved to Los Angeles in December of 2014 where he started to work under the moniker "WZRD BLD" (pronounced "Wizard Blood") working 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{{cite news |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mike-carens-apg-expands-into-rock-alternative-with-signing-of-wzrd-bld/ |author=Murray Stasse |title=Mike Caren's APG expands into rock/Alternative with signing of WZRD BLD |website=Music Business Worldwide |date=September 28, 2021}} 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".{{cite news |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/10/16/motionless-in-whites-masterpiece-rises-to-1-at-active-rock-radio/ |author=Brian Cantor |title=Motionless in White's "Masterpiece" Rises to #1 at Active Rock Radio |website=Headline Planet |date=October 16, 2022 }} He has been working with artists such as Disturbed,{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/disturbed-guitarist-explains-producer-change-for-upcoming-album-discusses-songwriting-process | title=DISTURBED Guitarist Explains Producer Change for Upcoming Album, Discusses Songwriting Process |website=Blabbermouth |date=July 20, 2022 }} Knocked Loose, Kim Dracula, A Day to Remember and Papa Roach. He frequently collaborates with engineer and mixer Jeff Dunne on his projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.toontrack.com/news/producer-profile-drew-fulk/|title=PRODUCER PROFILE: DREW FULK.|website=toontrack.com|access-date=September 24, 2024|date=November 16, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-e12-inside-the-machine-with-jeff-dunne/id1386218381?i=1000461830511|title=Podcast: E12 - Inside the Machine with Jeff Dunne|website=podcasts.apple.com|access-date=September 24, 2024|date=January 7, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.urmpodcast.com/ep-373-jeff-dunne/|title=EP 373 / Jeff Dunne|website=urmpodcast.com|access-date=September 24, 2024|date=June 29, 2022}}
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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Metallica, Slipknot, Disturbed and more nominated for 2024 Grammys |url=https://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/metallica-slipknot-disturbed-and-more-nominated-for-2024-grammys |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Metal Edge Magazine |language=en}}
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. https://www.kerrang.com/spiritbox-knocked-loose-green-day-pearl-jam-and-more-nominated-for-grammys