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  • Genres: Rock

Biography

Duane Lavold, aka Custom, grew up in rural Canada. He first made his mark in film, writing and directing the short Loafing, which was the winner of the Audience Award at the International Slamdance Film Festival in 1997. His unreleased film Limp featured INXS singer Michael Hutchence and was shelved after Hutchence's suicide. He moved to New York City to try to make it as a musician. Signed to Artist Direct Records as the label's inaugural artist, he recorded his debut album, Fast, in a home studio he had built with his father, playing most of the instruments himself. He earned controversy in the late winter of 2002, when MTV banned the video for his first single, "Hey Mister," which he had directed himself. Fast was released in March 2002. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Custom (also known as Duane Lavold) is a Canadian-born, New York-based rock musician best known for his song "Hey Mister".

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Discography

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.

Song List:

  1. "Beat Me"
  2. "Hey Mister"
  3. "Streets"
  4. "Like You"
  5. "Mess"
  6. "Morning Spank"
  7. "Skate"
  8. "May 26"
  9. "Give"
  10. "Daddy"
  11. "One Day"
  12. "Crawl"
  13. "120"

Controversy

Minor controversy erupted when the music video for the song "Hey Mister" was banned from MTV. The video follows a young woman (22-year-old actress) 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".[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "RollingStone.com". Not a Custom Fit. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5932900/not_a_custom_fit. Retrieved 2006-10-06. 

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