Kevin James Custer is an American Business and Media Executive with credits that span television, film, commercial, print and multimedia platforms. Kevin has produced, directed, and/or edited projects for clients that include MTV, BET, FUSE, Sony, DefJam,SideOneDummy E1, The Clinton Global Initiative, The United Nations, UNICEF, P&G, Ford, Disney, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Peloton, Flywheel, Echelon, and more.
Kevin also earned an MBA in Finance and Management and spent 8 years with management consulting firm McKinsey & Company where he designed international investment strategies & compensation models; financial risk/leverage models; foreign exchange/hedging strategies; global (multi-user, multi-bank, multi-currency) Treasury system.
As Executive Director, Kevin helped build the Peloton connected fitness streaming platform / business. He also helped build and grow the Flywheel at-home streaming business and was Executive Director and General Manager. He is Chief Content Officer for Echelon Fitness Multimedia.
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 – "And Then, 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
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