said, "The band has become a heavy rock band now. It's no longer a poppy, singles–type thing…so we're gonna kinda start all over again―new name, new tunes." In 2001, Custer played lead guitar for the band Mother Soul. In 2002, he played in the on-stage band for the Raleigh Ensemble Players' version of the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, with a reviewer noting that the band "are well rehearsed". As of 2019, Custer is scoring a movie about a funk band, and working on his own opera that will feature singers from Raleigh choirs. Soundtracks Custer has produced several tracks that were used in major film soundtracks: "Big Problems" by Corrosion of Conformity appears in Clerks starring Kevin Smith. "Mano de Mono" by Corrosion of Conformity appears in The Fan starring Robert De Niro. "Sweet Little Lass", performed by DAG and written by Custer, is featured in Bad Boys starring Will Smith. "As" performed by DAG and co-written by Custer, appears in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear starring Kim Basinger and Sophia Loren. Recognition In 1993, Custer's original music for WRAL–TV's Rob and Bill Talk Show, including "Grease of the Week" and "Welcome Back to Rob and Bill", was nominated a regional Emmy Award. In 1997, "Drowning in a Daydream" from COC's Wiseblood was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Custer was recognized by the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for co-writing and producing Gran Torino's "Moments with You" which won the award for the Best Pop Song of the Year in 2000. Produced by Custer, Big Something's Songs from the Middle of Nowhere won the Home Grown Music Network's Album of the Year 2010; BIG Something also won the award for New Band. In 2013, Big Something's self–titled album, produced by Custer, won Album of the Year awards from Angelica Music, Endless Boundaries Radio, and the Home Grown Music Network. Custer was featured on the cover of 3 Dot Mag in January 2014. 3 Dot'' dubbed him as, "The Indestructible Godfather of North Carolina Music Industry". In 2014, Custer received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Carolina Music Awards. In January 2019, Metallica played the song "Lovely Jane" which was written by Custer, at their concert in Raleigh, North Carolina. Equipment In a 2019 interview, Custer named his favorite equipment of all time: Acoustic Guitar — Taylor Amp — Vox, the old one with sand in