Paul Halmshaw also known as Hammy (born 1965) is a British musician who founded [l14465] Records, which signed some of the most infamous death/black/doom metal and crust punk bands worldwide in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.

He was raised in Dewsbury, UK where he began playing drums at school and became a 'Punk Rocker'. He formed the band Instigators with his school friend Simon Mooney (Guitar). After Simon Bridgewater (Vocals) and Simon Elsey (Bass) joined they made some demo recordings at Lion Studios in Leeds. These collected demos became the first release on Hammy's then cassette only label, Peaceville Tapes in 1983.