Kevin James Custer

Kevin James Custer is a television, film, commercial and media producer and director with extensive business executive experience. Kevin has produced, directed, and/or edited projects for clients that include MTV, BET, FUSE, Sony, DefJam,[1] E1, The Clinton Global Initiative, The United Nations, UNICEF, P&G, Ford, Disney, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and more.

Kevin James Custer
Born	November 1978 (age 41–42) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American

Prior to his film career, Kevin earned an MBA in finance and spent 7 years with management consulting firm McKinsey & Company where he designed international investment strategies & compensation models; designed financial risk/leverage models; evaluated & executed approximately $1billion foreign exchange trades (hedging strategies), annually; designed & built a global (multi-user, multi-bank, multi-currency) Treasury system.

Documentary films directed and/or edited

• Finding The Funk – Director Nelson George, Editor Kevin J Custer - Featuring Questlove, Mike D, Bootsy Collins, Sly Stone, and more
• Apocalyptica - "Theme And Variations" – Director & Editor Kevin J Custer - Featuring Lars Ulrich, Corey Taylor, Max Cavalera, Michael Monroe, and more
• 30 for 30 – Director Nelson George, Editor Kevin J Custer - Featuring Walt "Clyde" Frazier
• Slayer - "25 Years Later - Madison Square Garden" – Director & Editor Kevin J Custer - 25 years after the show that destroyed The Felt Forum in NYC (MSG), Slayer returns to the Garden to perform and recount that epic night.
• MOOGFEST – Director Kevin J Custer - Live at BB Kings, NYC featuring Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson, Bernie Worrell and more

Television / web series directed and/or edited

• Discovery Channel - Shark Week 40th Anniversary
• Animal Planet - Meet The Irwins / Wild Times
• MTV Unplugged - Rita Ora
• MTV Unplugged - Walk The Moon
• MTV Headbangers Ball - Scandinavia - full season
• Disney - That's Fresh with Helen Cavalo - full season
• The Clinton Global Initiative 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
• BET 2011 Black History Month spots

Branded Content directed / edited

• Ford Motor Company
• Canon
• Weight Watchers
• P&G
• Disney
• Grand Cru
• Pampers
• Nicole Miller
• Hurley

Music videos directed and edited

• 36 Crazyfists – "Swing the Noose"
• Alanis Morissette & Souleye – "Jekyll & Hyde"
• Anaka – "Deathborn"
• Anaka – "Erase"
• Angélique Kidjo – "You Can Count on Me"
• Angélique Kidjo f/Aṣa – "Eva"
• Angélique Kidjo f/John Legend & Bono – "Move on Up"
• Before the Mourning – "Another Sleepless Night"
• Beneath the Massacre – "Society's Disposable Son"
• Big Noyd – "Things Done Changed"
• Black Tusk – "Red Eyes, Black Skies"
• Cannibal Corpse – "Priests of Sodom"
• Chuck Ragan – "Non Typical"
• Dark Sermon – "Hounds"
• Decyfer Down – "Fight Like This"
• DJ Webstar & Jim Jones – "Dancin on Me"
• Fair to Midland – "Musical Chairs"
• Fake Problems – "Soulless"
• Hatebreed – "Ghosts of War"
• Hatebreed – "Thirsty and Miserable"
• High on Fire – "Frost Hammer"
• Highly Suspect – "Mom"
• Hunter Valentine – "Liar Liar"
• Kingdom of Sorrow – "Lead into Demise"
• Lacuna Coil – "I Like It"
• Last Chance to Reason – "SBTBATAC"
• Legion – "AndThen The Devil Said..."
• Ligeia – "Beyond a Doubt"
• Madball – "Infiltrate the System"
• Method Man & Redman – "Mrs. International"
• Miss Fortune – "Chasing Dreams"
• Overkill – "Bitter Pill"
• Overkill – "The Armorist"
• Overkill – "Bring Me the Night"
• Overkill – "Electric Rattlesnake"
• Saving Abel – "Bringing Down The Giant"
• Shadows Fall – "The Unknown"
• Soulja Boy – "Donk"
• Sparks the Rescue – "Autumn"
• Subzero – "Lionhearted"
• System Divide – "The Apex Doctrine"
• Tesla – "So Divine"
• The Destro – "Beast Burden"
• The Gaslight Anthem – "American Slang"
• The Gaslight Anthem – "Great Expectations"
• The Gaslight Anthem – "The '59 Sound"
• The Horrible Crowes – "Behold the Hurricane"
• The Horrible Crowes – "Ladykiller"
• The Killing Gift – "Self Medicated"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – "Angels Look Like Devils"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – "Pot Roast and Kisses"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – "Raise a Little Hell"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – "Something For Nothing"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – "Clap Your Hands"
• The So So Glos – "Diss Town"
• The Stick People – "My Everything"
• Title Fight – "Shed"
• Tombs – "Gossamer"
• Too Late the Hero – "SCAIF"
• Within the Ruins – "Calling Card"
• Within the Ruins – "Feeding Frenzy"
• Within the Ruins – "Gods Amongst Men"
• Within the Ruins – "New Holy War"

Live concert DVDs directed and edited

• Overkill – Live In Overhausen - DVD
• The Horrible Crowes – Live at the Troubadour, LA - DVD
• Flogging Molly – Live at The Greek Theater - DVD
• Hatebreed – Live Dominance - DVD

Music videos edited

• The Sounds – "Yeah Yeah Yeah"
• The Sounds – "The No No Song"
• Gym Class Heroes – "Index Down"
• Hatebreed – "In Ashes They Shall Reap"
• Jeremy Greene featuring Pitbull – "Rain"
• Jim Jones – "Blow the Bank"
• Jim Jones – "Nana na na Nana"
• Jim Jones – "Pop Champaigne"
• Justin Bieber & Usher – "One Time"
• Ray J – "Gifts"
• Straight Line Stitch – "Remission"
• Straight Line Stitch – "Black Veil"
• Testament – "More Than Meets the Eye"
• The Warriors – "Destroying Cenodoxus"
• Threat Signal – "Through My Eyes"
• Unk – "Show Out"
• Willie the Kid f/ Trey Songz – "Love for Money"

References

1. SideOneDummy

External links

• HuffPost Video Debut: Angelique Kidjo with Fela!, Plus Los Lobos, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and A Conversation With Darrell Scott
• Angelique Kidjo sings out for a fair and ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen
• Renowned Music Video Director to Speak at USA
• Fair To Midland To Film New Music Video
• A Conversation with Vocalist Adam Warren by Chad Bowar
• Black Tusk Debuts RedEyes,Black Skies Video
• Overkill to re-release new CD/DVD with three unreleased live tracks