Kevin James Custer

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, 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 – "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"