With a wide-ranging film production background in Commercials, Music Videos, Documentaries, Political Media, Comedy Shorts, and Live Events, MICHAEL McNAMARA combines vast production experience with cutting edge technologies. compelling storytelling, and evocative visual style in his approach to each new project.

As a Director and Producer with an undying love of, and passion for, Music Television Programming, Michael was instrumental in music series such as CMT Crossroads, VH1 Behind The Music, The Road, VH1 Inside Out, BTM2, At The Ryman, Grand Ole Opry Live, and the This Is… series for NBC. He has produced and directed numerous award-winning music videos and music specials as diverse as Where Music Meets Films: Live from Sundance, The Jon Brion Show, Feels Like Home: Norah Jones, 100 Miles or More: Alison Krauss, Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk: Rufus Wainwright, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, CMT Got Me In With The Band, The Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert, The Americana Honors & Awards, Michael W. Smith Change Your World Live, and more.

Michael is also responsible for directing a wide variety of realty & unscripted series, including Oprah’s Lifeclass and The Tyler Perry Show for OWN, All Star Celebrity Bowling for AMC, It Takes A Choir for USA, Beat Bobby Flay and Rachael vs Guy Celebrity Cook-off for Food Networks, Baldwin Hills and Harlem Heights for BET, Hometown Heroes, Country’s Most Shocking, and Fast Living for CMT, American Candidate for Showtime, Final Fu and MTV’s The History of Sex for MTV, Red Bull Flugtag for Fox Sports, American Underground for Discovery, as well as Links and Wasmopolitan Dance Party (both with Don Was) for My Damn Channel, Nigel Lythgoe’s Every Single Step for Go90, and The Next Style Star for Maker Studio.