Kevin James Custer is a music video and commercial director, photographer, drummer, and financial analyst. In 2001, Kevin formed a production company called Toaster In The Tub. Kevin has directed and/or edited projects for clients that include MTV, BET, FUSE, Sony, DefJam,, E1, The Clinton Global Initiative, The United Nations, UNICEF, P&G, and more.

Prior to his film career, Kevin earned an MBA in finance and spent 7 years with management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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Music videos directed & edited

• Fair to Midland
  Fair to Midland
  Fair to Midland is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. They are currently signed to E1 Music. According to the band's official website, their name comes from "...an old Texan play on the term 'fair to middling'." The band produced two self-released...
  
   – "Musical Chairs"
• Title Fight
  Title Fight
  Title Fight is an American pop punk/hardcore band from Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 2003. Title Fight plays music in the vein of Jawbreaker, Kid Dynamite and Lifetime, taking influence from such pop punk acts as Saves the Day and emo bands Knapsack and Seaweed...
  
   – "Shed"
• Fake Problems
  Fake Problems
  Fake Problems is a four-piece American rock band from Naples, Florida. They released their first album Spurs and Spokes. They released their second album, How Far Our Bodies Go, on Sabot Productions on April 27, 2007. Their third record, It's Great to Be Alive, was released through Side One Dummy...
  
   – "Soulless"
• Black Tusk
  Black Tusk
  Black Tusk is a remarkably abrupt pinnacle of volcanic rock located in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At above sea level, the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler,...
  
   – "Red Eyes, Black Skies"
• The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
  
   – "American Slang
  American Slang
  American Slang is the third studio album by New Jersey based rock group The Gaslight Anthem. It was released on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy Records, which released their previous album, The '59 Sound. The album was produced by The '59 Sound producer Ted Hutt.-Writing:Fallon stated in an NYC...
  
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• The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
  
   – "Great Expectations"
• The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem
  The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
  
   – "The 59 Sound"
• Angélique Kidjo
  Angélique Kidjo
  Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has...
  
   f/John Legend
  John Legend
  John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
  
   & Bono
  Bono
  Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...
  
   – "Move on Up
  Move On Up
  "Move on Up" is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album Curtis. In 1971, the song spent ten weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, but it did not chart in the United States. In 2001 Bran Van 3000 recorded "Astounded", which featured Curtis Mayfield singing the lyrics of "Move on Up"...
  
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• High on Fire
  High on Fire
  High on Fire is a stoner metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1998. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, previously played guitar for the influential stoner doom band Sleep.-History:...
  
   – "Frost Hammer"
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
  The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
  The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band is a three-piece American country blues band from Brown County, Indiana. They play more than 250 dates per year at venues ranging from bars to festivals. To date, they have released seven albums, the most recent is Peyton on Patton a tribute to blues pioneer...
  
   – "Clap Your Hands"
• Cannibal Corpse
  Cannibal Corpse
  Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
  
   – "Priests of Sodom"
• Overkill
  Overkill (band)
  Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...
  
   – "Bring Me the Night"
• DJ Webstar
  DJ Webstar
  Troy Ryan , better known by his stage name DJ Webstar is a DJ/producer/rapper/singer. In 2006 his song "Chicken Noodle Soup" became an internet hit with fans uploading their own videos to the song's track, the popularity lead to him being signed by Universal.-Albums:- Singles :-External links:****...
  
   & Jim Jones
  Jim Jones (rapper)
  Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
  
   – "Dancin on Me
  Dancin on Me
  "Dancin on Me" is the first single off Jim Jones' & DJ Webstar's collaborative album The Roof Top. It is produced by Remo Green and DJ Webstar and features Juelz Santana.-Music video:...
  
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• Anaka – "Erase"
• Angélique Kidjo
  Angélique Kidjo
  Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has...
  
   – "You Can Count on Me
  You Can Count On Me (song)
  You Can Count On Me was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in English by Luv Bug. It was written by Kevin Sheerin.- Overview :The song is an up-tempo number, with the singer recounting a relationship she hopes might begin again...
  
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• System Divide
  System Divide
  System Divide is an extreme modern metal/melodic death metal band, formed by the couple Sven de Caluwé and Miri Milman , and originating and featuring members from Israel, Belgium and the US.-History:...
  
   – "The Apex Doctrine"
• Lacuna Coil
  Lacuna Coil
  Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...
  
   – "I Like It"
• Hatebreed
  Hatebreed
  - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
  
   – "Ghosts of War"
• Kingdom of Sorrow
  Kingdom of Sorrow
  Kingdom of Sorrow is an American heavy metal band which features Kirk Windstein of Crowbar and Down, along with Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed.- History :...
  
   – "Lead into Demise"
• Tombs
  Tombs (band)
  Tombs is an experimental band from Brooklyn, USA. They have released albums under Relapse Records and Level Plane Records. Formed out of band Anodyne, Tombs combines an mix of multiple metal styles including sludge metal and black metal.-Albums:...
  
   – "Gossamer"
• Subzero
  Subzero (band)
  Subzero was an American New York hardcore/metalcore band from New York. The band was started in 1989 by Richie Kennon of Breakdown and Jim Eaton of Up Front hooked up with Louis Dibella and Lawrence Susi whom had played together in various local bands...
  
   – "Lionhearted"
• Too Late the Hero
  Too Late the Hero
  Too Late the Hero is a 1970 Anglo-American war film directed by Robert Aldrich, and starring Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Ken Takakura, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Lance Percival, Ronald Fraser, Harry Andrews and Percy Herbert.-Plot:...
  
   – "SCAIF
  Scaif
  Scaif is a polishing wheel infused with a mixture of olive oil and diamond dust used in the diamond cutting industry.It was invented in 1456 by Lodewyk van Berken. With the scaif, it became possible to polish all the facets of the diamond symmetrically at angles that reflected the light best...
  
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• Ligea – "Beyond a Doubt"
• Decyfer Down
  Decyfer Down
  Decyfer Down is a Rock band formed in 1999 and based in Morehead City, North Carolina. Up until 2002–the year that Chris Clonts joined the band–they went by the moniker Allysonhymn . Following Clonts' arrival they switched to the current name, Decyfer Down...
  
   – "Fight Like This"
• Beneath the Massacre
  Beneath the Massacre
  Beneath the Massacre is a Canadian death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Their debut album, Evidence of Inequity, was released in 2005, under Galy Records. In early 2006, the band signed with Prosthetic Records and has since released their first full-length album, Mechanics of...
  
   – "Society's Disposable Son"
• Madball
  Madball
  Madball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...
  
   – "Infiltrate the System
  Infiltrate the System
  Infiltrate The System is an album by New York hardcore punk band Madball. It was released on August 21, 2007 through Ferret in the US and through I Scream Records in Europe.-Track listing:Produced by Zeuss and Madball....
  
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• Big Noyd
  Big Noyd
  TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American emcee from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their albums...
  
   – "Things Done Changed
  Things Done Changed
  "Things Done Changed" is the second track and first song track from The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album Ready to Die. The songs deals with how life in the ghetto has changed since B.I.G.'s childhood. During the final verse, he mentions that his mother, Voletta Wallace, had breast cancer, which is...
  
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• The Destro – "Beast Burden"
• Hatebreed
  Hatebreed
  - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
  
   – "Thirsty and Miserable
  Thirsty and Miserable
  Thirsty and Miserable is an EP released by Saint Vitus in 1987 on SST Records. The title track is a cover of Black Flag. The tracks were released in 1987 on CD by SST as bonus tracks to the Born Too Late album.-Track listing:...
  
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• The Killing Gift – "Self Medicated "
• Last Chance to Reason
  Last Chance To Reason
  Last Chance to Reason is a progressive metal group from Augusta, Maine. Their first major label debut, Level 2, came in 2011 through Prosthetic Records. Their debut album, Lvl. 1, was released through Tribunal Records in 2007....
  
   – "SBTBATAC"
• Method Man
  Method Man
  Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
  
   & Redman – "Mrs. International
  Mrs. International
  "Mrs. International" is the second single by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman from their album Blackout! 2. The track was leaked on April 3, 2009.-Music video:...
  
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• Soulja Boy
  Soulja Boy
  DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....
  
   – "Donk
  Donk (song)
  "Donk" is the fifth and final single from rap artist Soulja Boy's first studio album, souljaboytellem.com.-Track listing:CD single# "Donk"# "Yahhh!" 12" single# "Donk"...
  
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• Sparks the Rescue
  Sparks The Rescue
  Sparks the Rescue is a five-member American rock band from Maine. They formed when members of three high school bands Pozer, Short of April and Two Girls Later converged. Their debut EP Stumbling Skyward was released independently in 2005 with McAllister and O'Connell sharing main vocal duties. The...
  
   – "Autumn
  Autumn (song)
  "Autumn" is a three part song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. The final part "The Winter Long" was released as a single in 1974 under the title "Hold on to Me ."-Heroine's Theme:...
  
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Live concert DVDs directed & edited

• Flogging Molly
  Flogging Molly
  Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
  
   – "Live at The Greek Theater - DVD"
• Hatebreed
  Hatebreed
  - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
  
   – "Live Dominance - DVD"

Music videos edited

• Gym Class Heroes
  Gym Class Heroes
  Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...
  
   – "Index Down"
• Hatebreed
  Hatebreed
  - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
  
   – "In Ashes They Shall Reap"
• Jeremy Greene featuring Pitbull
  Pitbull (rapper)
  Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
  
   – "Rain"
• Jim Jones
  Jim Jones (rapper)
  Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
  
   – "Blow the Bank"
• Jim Jones
  Jim Jones (rapper)
  Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
  
   – "Nana na na Nana"
• Jim Jones
  Jim Jones (rapper)
  Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
  
   – "Pop Champaigne"
• Ray J
  Ray J
  William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...
  
   – "Gifts
  Gifts (song)
  "Gifts" is the second single from Ray J's album All I Feel. The video was released on June 12, 2008.A remix was released on July 1, 2008. The remix features Lil Wayne, Shorty Mack and The Game.-Charts:...
  
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• Straight Line Stitch
  Straight Line Stitch
  -History:Straight Line Stitch initially formed around 2000 and issued an EP and a demo album before adding female vocalist Alexis Brown from Clarksville, Tennessee to the band in 2003. Brown sang on their self-released 2006 effort To Be Godlike, for which they filmed a video for the single...
  
   – "Remission"
• Straight Line Stitch
  Straight Line Stitch
  -History:Straight Line Stitch initially formed around 2000 and issued an EP and a demo album before adding female vocalist Alexis Brown from Clarksville, Tennessee to the band in 2003. Brown sang on their self-released 2006 effort To Be Godlike, for which they filmed a video for the single...
  
   – "Black Veil"
• Testament
  Testament (band)
  Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
  
   – "More Than Meets the Eye"
• The Warriors
  The Warriors
  The Warriors is a 1979 American cult action/thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name. Like the novel, the film borrows elements from the Anabasis by Xenophon.-Plot:...
  
   – "Destroying Cenodoxus"
• Threat Signal
  Threat Signal
  Threat Signal is a Canadian Melodic death metal band hailing from the city of Hamilton. However, different members of the band hail from other parts of the Ontario province...
  
   – "Through My Eyes"
• Unk
  Unk
  Anthony Platt , commonly known as Unk, is a DJ/rapper. He began spinning records in 1998. After meeting DJ Jelly and DJ Montay, he joined their DJ entourage, the Southern Style DJs. They performed for high school parties, proms, pep rallies, and other events around the state of Georgia. In 2000...
  
   – "Show Out
  Show Out
  "Show Out" is the first single from rapper Unk's second album, 2econd Season. It is produced by DJ Montay.-Music video:Cameo appearances are made by V.I.C., Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Arab, JBar, Chilli of TLC and her son Tron. The video was shot at a movie theater in Atlanta, Georgia.-Remixes:On...
  
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• Willie the Kid
  Willie the Kid
  Willie the Kid was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the eighty-first running of the King's Plate, Canada's most important race....
  
   f/ Trey Songz
  Trey Songz
  Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...
  
   – "Love for Money"

External links

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/emhuffpost-video-debutem_b_600218.html
• http://www.unep.org/climatechange/News/PressRelease/tabid/416/language/en-US/Default.aspx?DocumentId=602&ArticleId=6376
• http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2009pr/100909.html
• http://www.theprp.com/2011/05/02/news/fair-to-midland-to-film-new-music-video/
• http://www.usavanguard.com/kevin-custer-comes-to-usa-1.829513
• http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/Oceano-Interview.htm
• http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=14857
• http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/overkill-to-rerelease-new