Airlift Productions Blog – VoiceOver, NOLA & Micheal Ziants

If you ever recorded at or visited or got silly during Friday ‘happy hours’ at the now-the-stuff-of-legend Airlift Productions Iberville Street location … have you ever paused to consider what it took to create that remarkable space? It’s not too bold a statement to say that my blood is quite literally in the mortar that … Continue reading Airlift Productions –...

I first met and recorded Sid Noel in 1986, Mac Rebennack in 1991, and all their personas, fame, makeup & feathers aside – these guys were real, sincere, down-to-earth humans to me. And after all these rather remarkable recording sessions across decades with these rather remarkable individuals, the rather remarkable fact today is that here … Continue reading From Recording Dr. Morgu...

With Christ-mastime in New Orleans, together with all its trappings and sentiment in everyone’s windows and minds, allow me to tap the brakes for a second, reflect, and unpack a few things. As a lifelong learner and student of philosophy, world religions, and mystical thought, it would be safe to say that I’ve lived  what … Continue reading Christmas 2025 Reflections & W...

Of all the audio jobs produced at Airlift Productions, I enjoy creating Voice and VoiceOver Demos the most. Whether working with a ‘newbie’ or a veteran, taking the written word on a page and using all the tricks in my audio producer’s bag to bring it to life, to create ART, is indeed an art … Continue reading The ART Of VoiceOver Demo Production →

(To be sung) As the old tune about Susie goes, “If you knew Susie like I know Susie, She’s Oh, Oh, Oh what a gal!” Pomona may be just another street to neighbors & friends here just outside New Orleans, but to me it’s a lot, lot more. After flooding at the Iberville Street Airlift … Continue reading If You Knew Pomona Like I Know Pomona… →

It’s kind of funny after all these years and all this time, but I’m still asked about the ‘Mike McCann’ thing. After all, most disc jockeys (as we were called back in the day) or air personalities on the radio used a stage name or alias for on-air purposes. Perhaps this gave us a more … Continue reading Mike McCann asks, “What’s in a Name?” →

In early 1980, Nashville was a very different place. Today’s Country SuperStars were on the playgrounds, if they were even born yet… Conway Twitty was very much alive, George Jones was still rattin’ the Printers Alley bars… and yours truly was ridin’ herd on the afternoon radio rodeo – as John Saint John! Think about … Continue reading WLAC, Nashville, 198...