Custom (musician)

Custom
Birth name Duane Eric Lavold
Born Canada
Genres Alternative rock, trip hop, industrial rock, punk rock, alternative hip hop, alternative metal
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, cello, keyboards, turntable
Years active 1997–present
Labels ARTISTdirect
Website http://www.customtheband.com/

Duane Eric Lavold (better known by his stage name Custom) is a Canadian-born, New York-based rock musician and film maker best known for his song "Hey Mister", which peaked at #28 on Mainstream Rock and #20 on Alternative Songs.

Biography

Lavold began his career in film making, growing up in rural Canada. He directed the short film Loafing, which was the winner of the Audience Award at the 1997 Slamdance Film Festival, and the unrelated film "Limp" starring INXS singer Michael Hutchence.[1] He later moved to New York City to start a musical career. living in a loft he dubbed "120",[2] Lavold built his own studio with his father. He recorded his debut album "Fast" in said studio, performing most of the album by himself.

Fast

Fast
Studio album by Custom
Released March 19, 2002
Length 43:07
Label Artist Direct Records
Singles from Fast
  1. "Hey Mister"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Beat Me"
    Released: 2002

Fast (released March 19, 2002) – Written and produced by Custom. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik co-wrote the song "Like You" and contributed instrumentals and background vocals to some of the tracks. The album peaked at #124 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on Heatseekers Albums.

No.TitleLength
1."Beat Me"4:00
2."Hey Mister"3:22
3."Streets"3:55
4."Like You"3:30
5."Mess"2:41
6."Morning Spank"4:09
7."Skate"0:39
8."May 26"3:52
9."Give"3:10
10."Daddy"3:11
11."One Day"2:44
12."Crawl"4:57
13."120"3:00

Controversy

Minor controversy erupted when the music video for the song "Hey Mister" was banned from MTV. The video follows a young woman as she frolics on the beach, hangs out with the singer, and goes shopping. The music video featured the song's sexually suggestive lyrics being written on the woman's skin as well as upskirt shots exposing her underwear. The video was banned, as the MTV Standards and Practices division felt that the entirety of the video and song were "pedophilic and offensive to women".[3]

See also

  • Ferranti, Lauren (2002-04-11). "Custom Shows Too Much Skin". Chart. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  • Ian Youngs, "Custom Made for Controversy" . Retrieved Oct 15, 2006
  • RollingStone.com, "Not a Custom Fit" . Retrieved Oct 15, 2006

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/custom-mn0000143690/biography
  2. ↑ http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/custom/1646351
  3. ↑ "RollingStone.com". Not a Custom Fit. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
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