"The finale of the show was an incomprehensible all-star rendition of the powerful, weed-induced classic, "Bury Me In Smoke". With Pepper passing his axe to the legendary Raleigh record producer and indestructible icon, John Custer.... Mr. Custer showing the world he still has what it takes to perform with the hardest hitting hardcore band."
— Rob Grissom 3Dot Mag
What People Are Saying
“ [Custer] was a genius. Everybody on that record was a genius.”
— Garris Shipon, TAPE OP Magazine Interview
“Custer was, to a large degree, [Corrosion of Conformity’s] sonic tactician.”
— DECIBEL
“[Custer] has a knack for helping musicians reach a creative state.”
— Casey Cranford, BIG Something
“Custer is… a man whose brain can store more music, more accurately, than whole reels of magnetic tape.”
— Ross Grady, THE INDEPENDENT
“I’ve talked to some really big producers and they don’t know as much as John Custer. I’ll bet my life on it.”
— Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, and Down
"Recording with Custer was like getting schooled by a musical Jedi. He helped us realize our true potential as a band."
— The Big Something, PR Web
"Just about everybody who works with Custer uses the same word to describe him: genius."
— David Menconi, News & Observer
"One of the most successful producers the Triangle has ever produced."
— Mark Hornburg, LATHER Magazine
"[Custer has] also become the most successful record producer in the region, producing major releases by Raleigh's Corrosion of Conformity and Cry of Love and wrangling a deal for his own virtually unknown songwriting and producing project, Dag."
— Ross Grady, The Independent Weekly
"In terms of the final product, we owe a great deal to John because he took each person and got them to do as much as they could."
— Reed Mullin of COC, RIP Magazine
"When it came time to find someone to lend an ear to the project, we thought why not go with the best around."
