Drew Fulk

Drew Fulk
Drew Fulk. Early 2016
Background information
Born	(1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 Kernersville, NC, USA
Genres	Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Screamo
Occupation(s)	Record Producer, Songwriter, Mixer
Years active	2008–present

Drew Fulk (aka WZRD BLD) is an American songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. Drew has worked with artists such as Motionless In White , Crown the Empire, Fear Factory, We Came as Romans, The Amity Affliction, Blessthefall, Chris Lane,^[1][2] and Failure Anthem.^[3][4]

Life & Career

Early Years

Drew Fulk was born in Kernersville, NC on May 1, 1987. He attended Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, NC from kindergarten through the end of high school. He began his musical career during his junior year by agreeing to play drums in a punk rock band and play shows on the weekend. As time went on his love for the studio outgrew that of playing live and Drew decided to focus solely on songwriting and producing. After high school Drew was accepted into the Bryan Business School at UNCG majoring in Economics for three years in Greensboro, NC before dropping out with one year remaining. He built and opened his first studio named Think Sound^[5] where he operated full-time for five years. In North Carolina, Drew worked with such notable artists as Motionless in White,^[6] Upon a Burning Body, Heartist, For All Those Sleeping,^[7] Myka Relocate, and many more. This time period is considered to be a transitionary one where Drew's work went from being strictly an engineer/producer to a more hands approach in the actual songwriting and arrangement of his client's productions. Through that He ended up signing his first publishing deal with Roadrunner Records sister company Robot of the Century who eventually ended up being sold to Nettwerk in 2015.^[8][9]

2014-Present

In late 2014 Drew relocated to Los Angeles, CA and opened a new studio. This time period is where he started to work under the moniker WZRD BLD. Since moving to Los Angeles Drew has worked with Fear Factory,^[10][11] We as Human, Crown the Empire,^[12][13] Blessthefall, We Came as Romans,^[14] and many more.

Commercial Success

Motionless in White album "Reincarnate" debut'd at #9 on Billboard Top 200 selling over 31,000 units its first week on October 4, 2014.^[6][15]

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 ^{[16] [17]}

Selected Discography

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