Never Shout Never (2007–2023, 2025) Originally a solo project, Drew began making music under the alias
NeverShoutNever! in 2007 (age 16). His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on
MySpace before issuing the extended play,
The Yippee EP on July 29, 2008. He toured with
Hellogoodbye and
Ace Enders in the fall of 2008. The spelling was later changed to 'Never Shout Never', and went on to form into a full band instead of a solo project exclusive to Drew. On January 26, 2010, Never Shout Never released their debut studio album,
What Is Love?. The second studio album,
Harmony on August 24, 2010, peaking at number 14 on the
Billboard 200 and sold 23,000 copies first week.
Time Travel was released as the third studio album on September 20, 2011. On November 13, 2012,
Indigo was released as the fourth studio album. The fifth studio album,
Sunflower was released on July 2, 2013. On March 3, 2015, the sixth studio album,
Recycled Youth was released.
Black Cat was released on August 7, 2015. Drew revealed in December 2018 that after a small tour in Mexico and Brasil the following month, Never Shout Never would disband. However, he reached out to fans via an Instagram post two days later asking if he should keep making music under the name. Following the final show in Brazil he stated he was uncertain of the band's future. Drew went on to release
Unborn Spark, an acoustic LP, on June 12, 2020, after a 5-year break from releasing new music. On November 25, 2023, Drew announced via
Twitter his retirement from music to pursue a new career in professional painting. He also released the final mixes of his intended album,
Advent of Violet Soul on the same day. He has retired from the music industry multiple times throughout his life.
Eatmewhileimhot! (2008–2019) In 2008, Drew and fellow band members of Never Shout Never, Taylor McFee, Hayden Kaiser, and former member Caleb Denison, created an experimental band by the name "Eatmewhileimhot!", originally making music with
post-hardcore influences, and on later releases experimenting by expanding their sound into
metalcore,
deathcore, and
experimental metal. Their second studio album,
Mushroom was released on March 2, 2012.
Other projects (2011−2022) In 2011, Drew released his debut solo EP called
The Modern Racket. He released a free solo EP in 2012 titled,
The Light. He started a side project called Gonzo in 2012 and released three EPs,
Beet Pharm,
Da Funq and
Esoteric. In 2020, Drew started a new psychedelic project called Dryymy. In 2022, Drew revealed on Twitter that he would begin a new screamo project named "Shogun" and that he would be working on an EP for the project. On March 8, 2022, Drew announced on Twitter that he would be retiring from music and decided to not release "Shogun." However, he announced a new single for Shogun in August 2022. Drew also started an EDM project called Shen Chow. On November 25, 2023, Drew announced via
Twitter his second retirement from music. ==Personal life==