The Staff Paul McNamara (business affairs), co-founder of Spirit House Records, has many years of experience as a musician, song-writer, and producer. McNamara graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied both piano and music composition, and then from the University of Miami, where he continued his studies in composition. From 1987 to 1992 he toured extensively as the keyboard player for the pop band, "In the Flesh," playing with bands including Crowded House, Living Colour, The Fixx, and Animal Logic. McNamara also owned and operated Slaughterhouse Recording Studios, in Western Massachusetts, for ten years, during which time he produced many pre grunge gems for bands including Sebadoh, Gobblehoof, and Deislemeat. In 1998 McNamara started a small gift company that he has built into a multi-million dollar organization, overseeing development, marketing, sales, and distribution.