About Airlift Productions

Discover the expertise behind every audio production.

Micheal Ziants Audio Shaman, Producer & Founder

Following a whirlwind radio career—through St. Louis (KSD), Nashville (WLAC), Philadelphia (WIFI), New Orleans (Q-93), and Harrisburg (WKBO)—accompanied by years of award-winning commercial work, Micheal founded Airlift Productions in NOLA in 1984. ​Originally specializing in radio/TV commercial production, Airlift Productions soon expanded into industrial training, educational software, voice-over demos, podcasts, and audiobook work. Today, Airlift Mike , as Mike McCann, serves as the national Imaging announcer for iHeart and Premiere Networks "Your Morning Show" with Michael DelGiorno.

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Airlift Mike Radio & Studio Days/Daze

The Radio Days/Daze, through the '70s & '80s, uniquely qualified and prepared Airlift Mike to helm Airlift Productions, known as Mike McCann in New Orleans... and John Saint John​ elsewhere.

Grammy-Winning John F McElroy records with Airlift Productions 2013

Trusted by Grammy Winners

"Micheal Ziants & I have worked on a number of celebrity productions together. He's a cool head in tight spots, keeping the talent moving ahead happily. He has a wealth of experience at the controls and behind the mic, and knows what he can and can't get -- a valuable and rare sense of proportion. Working at Airlift Productions remotely via Skype or phone patch is seamless. It's like being in the next room."

--- John F. McElroy, NYC-BASED GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING  Audio Book Producer

Airlift Productions Profile

Founded: 1984
Owner: Micheal G. Ziants

Areas of Expertise: Voiceovers, Audiobooks, Demo Productions & Podcasts

Airlift Productions'
Clients & Credits List Has Included:

  • Nationwide Imaging Announcer for iHeart Radio's MICHAEL DelGIORNO TALK SHOW
  • Producer — GYPSY-ROSE BLANCHARD Audiobook "MY TIME TO STAND" for RB-Media
  • Narrator/Producer - P. J. JONES' "THE EVIL I HAVE SEEN" True Crime Audiobook
  • Ochsner Hospital/Ochsner Cancer Institute - Website Podcasts Producer
  • Narrator - James Patterson's 'THE CHEF' Audiobook for Hachette Book Group
  • New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
  • EXHALE-HOPE, HEALING, & A LIFE IN TRANSPLANT,' David Weill, MD, Audiobook—Producer
  • Congressman Steve Scalise's "BACK IN THE GAME" Audiobook for Hachette — Producer
  • "CORRESPONDENTS" Audiobook, recording actress Necar Zadegan for Blackstone — Producer
  • The History Channel
  • Narrator — "MURDER IN COWETA COUNTY" Audiobook for Pelican Publishing
  • Producer—'The Good Dog Way: Love Them By Leading Them' Audiobooks Volumes I & II with Internationally Known Dog Trainer Sean O'Shea
  • Imaging Announcer for the Mike Church Veritas Network & Crusade Channel
  • James Carville's AudioBook, "IT'S THE MIDDLE CLASS, STUPID!" - Producer
  • James Carville & Mary Matalin's Audiobook "LOVE & WAR" for Amazon/Audible.com
  • The Destination Network
  • The New Orleans Hornets
  • Quincy Jones/Fox Broadcasting
  • The Louisiana Lottery
  • The Learning Channel (TLC) — Discovery Studios, Los Angeles
  • Tribune Broadcasting & Tribune Entertainment
  • Pulitzer Broadcasting
  • The House of Blues — New Orleans & Chicago
  • Avondale Shipyards
  • Louis Armstrong / New Orleans International Airport
  • Shell Oil
  • New Orleans' Supernatural Novelist — Ms. Anne Rice
  • Pan American Life Insurance Company
  • Harrah's Casino & Theatre
  • Seacor Marine Worldwide Interests
  • The Port of New Orleans
  • "Dog Training Revolution" audiobook with Zak George, for Blackstone Audio Books
  • The Lamarque Motor Company
  • The I CAN LEARN Educational System
  • Edison Chouest Offshore
  • Morgus the Magnificent ("Uncle Sid" Noel Rideau)
  • Amoco Oil
  • Anheuser-Busch Brewery
  • The Times-Picayune Newspaper
  • The Late Three-time Academy Award-Winning Documentary Film-maker Charles Guggenheim