Airlift Productions — Stories behind the sound

Airlift Productions – From Dream to Reality Brick by Brick on Iberville

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:00 GMT

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 – From Dream to Reality Brick by Brick on Iberville →

Is Audio Recording An Art … Or A Science? Or Magic?

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:12:00 GMT

The short answer? All three! The long answer? How much time do you have? Too many questions? Oops, another question… To begin with, all sound travels in waves. That’s analog. As I speak, my voice travels from my larynx to your ear as a wave form. Now, in capturing said wave form in a recording device … Continue reading Is Audio Recording An Art … Or A Science? Or Magic? →

Han Solo Records VoiceOver At Airlift Productions

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Little did Alden Ehrenreich or I realize when we first met that he was destined to become Han Solo! Hired to record some last-minute Hollywood South VoiceOver for Alden’s latest movie “Beautiful Creatures”, I certainly didn’t know what to expect that June morning of 2012. In this teen-goth, supernatural, romantic thriller with a southern twist, … Continue reading Han Solo Records VoiceOver At Airlift Productions →

Airlift Mike Runs Off To Join The Circus & The Greatest Show On Earth

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Here in 2026, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus has given way to changing times, dwindling ticket sales & digital distractions, as well as a growing respect for the dignity of all animals – and taken down the tent poles for the FINAL time. Allow me to sidestep the front-page politics and animal rights issues … Continue reading Airlift Mike Runs Off To Join The Circus & The Greatest Show On Earth →

From Recording Dr. Morgus & Dr. John…To Recording REAL Doctors in the 21st Century! WTH?

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:53:00 GMT

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. Morgus & Dr. John…To Recording REAL Doctors in the 21st Century! WTH? →

Christmas 2025 Reflections & What Most Don’t Get About Airlift Mike

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:47:00 GMT

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 & What Most Don’t Get About Airlift Mike →

The ART Of VoiceOver Demo Production

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:10:00 GMT

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 →

If You Knew Pomona Like I Know Pomona…

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:22:00 GMT

(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… →

Mike McCann asks, “What’s in a Name?”

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:25:00 GMT

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?” →

WLAC, Nashville, 1980 – and John Saint John

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:32:00 GMT

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, 1980 – and John Saint John →

Notes On Recording James Carville at Airlift Productions

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:05:00 GMT

In my now over 40 years of recording voice overs, radio/TV, AudioBooks & musicians at Airlift Productions in America’s most fascinating and interesting city, you could say that I’ve encountered quite a few characters. The late Doctor John (aka Mac Rebennack) has spent hours with me, recording voice-over tracks for awards shows, and even … Continue reading Notes On Recording James Carville at Airlift Productions →

From New Castle … to New Orleans, What a Trip!

Thu, 01 May 2025 17:30:00 GMT

From New Castle (PA) to New Orleans (LA) … to quote the California sage Jerry Garcia, “What a long strange trip it’s been!” Born in New Castle (just north of Pittsburgh) to Charlie & Phyllis, the middle child of five kids, by the time I was five, we’d already relocated all the way to … Continue reading From New Castle … to New Orleans, What a Trip! →

Airlift Productions ~ Recording With Mood & Attitude!

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:13:34 GMT

With all the equipment in the Airlift Productions studios – bouncing meters, glowing lights, ‘bells & whistles’ – the one thing visitors and clients seem to remark the most about is, strangely enough, the Window! Its custom-cut, stained glass beauty captures every New Orleans sunset from it’s setting in the western wall of the studio, … Continue reading Airlift Productions ~ Recording With Mood & Attitude! →

My Reality Check Bounced. A Long Time Ago.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:39:00 GMT

Early Mornings around the Airlift PROductions Studios have a different beat than most recording studios or production houses, a different vibe. Reflective. Quiet. Thoughtful. Picture Paul & Art in the background, choirboys Simon & Garfunkel harmonizing, or Chet Baker’s horn, and that would be about right. The way most see it, my problem is that … Continue reading My Reality Check Bounced. A Long Time Ago. →

DelGiorno, Nashville & Airlift Mike in 2017…And Now In 2025!

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:20:00 GMT

< Editor’s Note: Given that here in 2025 I have been dubbed the Imaging Announcer for the Premiere Network’s “YOUR MORNING SHOW WITH MICHAEL DELGIORNO” every weekday morning on finer iHeart Radio Stations across America, I’m re-posting this choice, fun & funny interview from 2017 wherein the two Mikes finally meet! Sadly, the Country Music … Continue reading DelGiorno, Nashville & Airlift Mike in 2017…And Now In 2025! →

Airlift Mike, Sportsman’s Paradise Outcast, Rebel

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:26:00 GMT

Although I live in Louisiana, the Sportsman’s Paradise, I do not hunt and shoot animals, I do not own a gun…shucks, I don’t even play golf! THIS is what I do. Giving LIFE to the printed word, making simple text & fonts on an iPad or piece of paper BREATHE and create emotion in the … Continue reading Airlift Mike, Sportsman’s Paradise Outcast, Rebel →

From Books-on-Tape to CDs in 1993? Courtesy Airlift Productions

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:14:14 GMT

While the world was still calling the genre “Books-On-Tape” in 1993, Airlift Productions self-published and successfully sold spoken word CDs to libraries across America – and to the world via the Playboy catalog. I realize that this all sounds a tad mad, but let me tell you the story. I first met New Orleans icon … Continue reading From Books-on-Tape to CDs in 1993? Courtesy Airlift Productions →

Saint John & Saint Louis Dance With The Devil

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:04:00 GMT

Ya know, when folks today ask me for my opinion on the concept of reincarnation, my response is, “Why not? After all, look at our Huey P. Long – he came back as a bridge! And personally, I’ve already lived many different lifetimes within THIS one!” And then I begin. To. Tell. This. Story… It’s … Continue reading Saint John & Saint Louis Dance With The Devil →

Everything. Everywhere. All at Once. And Airlift Mike?

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:33:59 GMT

From AudioBook-fed earbuds on a London commuter train to grief-stricken Cancer patients gathered around iPads in New Orleans… now throw in interstate-clogged, radio-driven commutes into work from Sacramento, CA to Washington, DC & from Akron, Ohio to Tampa Bay, Fla. – how remarkable here in 2024 to be… EVERYTHING. EVERYWHERE. ALL AT ONCE. But the … Continue reading Everything. Everywhere. All at Once. And Airlift Mike? →

Airlift Productions: A Life Lived In The Hurricane’s Eye

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:46:00 GMT

In week three of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, some personal reflection —The National Weather Service defines the “Eye” as the region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. Metaphorically, then, while the ever-changing media & technology would be the tropical cyclones/hurricanes, Airlift Productions & I would be the ones who have … Continue reading Airlift Productions: A Life Lived In The Hurricane’s Eye →

Airlift Productions Answers Chicken Versus Egg Conundrum

Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:00 GMT

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Around the Airlift Productions Studios, I still get into this one with my video production pals – when it comes down to audio versus video, which of the two is more powerful and packs the bigger punch?!? I mean, what is all televison except radio… with pictures? Which … Continue reading Airlift Productions Answers Chicken Versus Egg Conundrum →

Mother’s Day & The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

Fri, 10 May 2024 17:21:00 GMT

Many thoughts are rambling around my head on this Mother’s Day weekend, so I came here to unpack a few of them. Allow me to wish you & yours a Happy One as I attempt to sort some things out. It’s been said that, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”. Indeed, mothers, … Continue reading Mother’s Day & The Hand That Rocks The Cradle →

Toussaint, Ziants & NOLA Memories~Reflections

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 17:30:00 GMT

Allen Toussaint & I first met in 1992 backstage at the New Orleans Big Easy Entertainment Awards Show in the bowels of the now long-vacant Municipal Auditorium at the foot of Orleans Avenue. Allen was there to accept yet another award and, as the show’s live announcer (a job I enjoyed for ten straight years) it … Continue reading Toussaint, Ziants & NOLA Memories~Reflections →

Airlift Productions Asks “What’s In A Logo?”

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 GMT

It’s kind of strange the way inspiration works. I was sitting at a bar here in downtown New Orleans that no longer exists in a hotel that no longer exists while dreaming of a business that didn’t yet exist – and it struck! In my second year on Q-93 radio ( WQUE-FM, New Orleans ) … Continue reading Airlift Productions Asks “What’s In A Logo?” →

You May Say I’m A Dreamer …

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:22:00 GMT

Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in peace You may say I’m … Continue reading You May Say I’m A Dreamer … →

Airlift Mike ~ Footprints In The Sands Of Time?

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:15:00 GMT

Footprints in the Sands of Time …. or skid marks at the intersection? I guess it’s human nature for all of us to seek love and respect in life. Respect from family, friends and co-workers. And to be thought lovingly of and to be fondly remembered by those we’ve left behind is to never die. … Continue reading Airlift Mike ~ Footprints In The Sands Of Time? →

Merry Christmas! And An Open Letter From Jesus of Nazareth

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT

I am the one called Yeshua and was born some twenty centuries ago in a sleepy village known as Bethlehem, Israel, Middle-East on planet Earth in the backwaters of the Milky Way. And times were hard. Slavery. False gods. Racism. Prejudice. Violence. And most of the known world lived under the boot of the Roman … Continue reading Merry Christmas! And An Open Letter From Jesus of Nazareth →

Friday Headlines? DEAD-lines?!? Whoa! Hold On a Minute…

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:25:00 GMT

“To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden … Continue reading Friday Headlines? DEAD-lines?!? Whoa! Hold On a Minute… →

I Never Did Heroin With Dr. John. We Just Did Other Things.

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:02:00 GMT

Hired by Quincy Jones’ staff and his daughter Jolie to record Mac’s VoiceOver tracks for their Take It Back Foundation, I first met the Nite Tripper in the Airlift Productions Iberville days during New Orleans’ raucous early 1990s. He walked in without pomp or circumstance, no entourage, no fanfare, no feathers, solo… but just as … Continue reading I Never Did Heroin With Dr. John. We Just Did Other Things. →

Taylor Swift “Shakes Off” Airlift Productions

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:15:00 GMT

** With the rather remarkable news of Ms. Swift booking NOT ONE, BUT THREE SHOWS IN THE SUPERDOME FOR NEXT YEAR, 2024 – I’m re-posting this blog, originally published in June of 2015 ** Long before her recent shaking-up of the “Apple Cart’s” new music streaming service, Country/Pop-Tart Taylor Swift was headed to play New … Continue reading Taylor Swift “Shakes Off” Airlift Productions →

What Makes a Voice Over Talent … Talented?

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:24:00 GMT

It has been said that the best VoiceOverTalents come from the STAGE not the RADIO because the theater and acting is at the heart of the craft – not broadcasting. But what if a talent could combine both? Yes, this blog could perhaps be seen as self-serving, tooting one’s own horn and sort of like … Continue reading What Makes a Voice Over Talent … Talented? →

What Do You Do When You’re #@&% Tired Of Being Fired?!?

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT

When clients first visit my Airlift Productions Studios here in New Orleans one of their first questions is regarding my motivation for building such an awesome recording space & studio complex in the first place. My response? “Well, quite frankly, I have an entrepreneurial drive that was born and forged in the fires of … Continue reading What Do You Do When You’re #@&% Tired Of Being Fired?!? →

The Immortal Wayne Dyer & His Airlift Legacy

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:30:00 GMT

True, but hard to believe, this summer marks eight years (8-29-2015) since Dr. Wayne Dyer drew his last breath and proceeded to drop his body an ocean away in Hawaii. I first met Wayne through a series of audio cassettes I’d ordered from Nightingale-Conant in Chicago. The series was called “The Awakened Life”. The year … Continue reading The Immortal Wayne Dyer & His Airlift Legacy →

New Orleans TV News Drops Anchor(s) at Airlift Productions

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:29:00 GMT

Norman Robinson. Lee Zurik. Camille Whitworth. Rich Lenz. Heath Allen. Rachel Wulff. Round up the usual suspects. I have – to record various voice-over projects here in New Orleans at Airlift Productions. I first met and recorded Norman Robinson in 1991. He was fresh back in NOLA from the White House CBS-TV Network news beat, … Continue reading New Orleans TV News Drops Anchor(s) at Airlift Productions →

Memorial Day Musings on Strength & Honor

Fri, 19 May 2023 15:15:00 GMT

What began just after the Civil War as a day of remembrance for our country’s war dead sure has morphed and changed since the time of Lincoln. Today, Memorial Day seems forever tied to backyard barbecues, swimming pools, and appliance sales. Yes, appliance sales. Ironically, here in metro New Orleans, at stores on Veterans Memorial … Continue reading Memorial Day Musings on Strength & Honor →

Airlift Mike & A Planet That Gets Smaller Every Day!

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:56:22 GMT

The WORLD wide web? You betcha’! As New Orleans readies for yet another Jazz Festival and prepares to welcome visitors from all over the planet, I was reminded of the incredible reach of the internet & the web just this week as Airlift Productions & I received two emails – one from Israel & … Continue reading Airlift Mike & A Planet That Gets Smaller Every Day! →

MLK Meets JFK Meets Abraham ~ AirLift Style

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:53:07 GMT

Verily, all the highest aspirations of all mankind have always been towards PEACE. And Brotherhood. And the dream that lay closest to the heart of the Nazarene was the manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven – not far-off in some dreamy otherworld but right here in the physical plane, in your neighborhood and mine, here … Continue reading MLK Meets JFK Meets Abraham ~ AirLift Style →

Have You Heard About the Big One That Got Away?

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:49:00 GMT

{ Editor’s note 12-7-2022: With word this week of the passing of my longtime radio cohort Wakeman “Gator” Linscomb, I’m re-posting this one about our Boston radio escapade. And, come to think of it, let’s make that ‘TWO’ Big Ones that got away. Rest in Power…And Paradise, pal! ~ mgz } It happened again last … Continue reading Have You Heard About the Big One That Got Away? →

“Back In The Game”, Congressman Steve Scalise & Me

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:09:00 GMT

I first met Congressman Steve Scalise Monday morning, October 8th, 2018 at the Airlift Productions Studios. Hired by the Hachette AudioBook Group, based in Paris & NYC, my job was simple. Or was it? I would host the congressman, along with his body guards the Capitol Police, here at Airlift through the month to record … Continue reading “Back In The Game”, Congressman Steve Scalise & Me →

Voiceover Marketing 101.1: An S.O.S. On S.E.O… What?!?

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:05:00 GMT

Boy, just when you thought you had all the answers … they changed all the questions! Watching classic ‘Mad Men’ episodes the other night, it hit me again as to how completely flipped and upside/down marketing & advertising has become from the 20th to the 21st century. We’ve transitioned rather dramatically from ‘interruption’ … Continue reading Voiceover Marketing 101.1: An S.O.S. On S.E.O… What?!? →

SuperMoon 2022 Musings On “The HereAfter”

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:20:24 GMT

Go ahead and get caught up in the game all you want, but when you get right down to it, all Life as we know it here on the 3rd rock from the sun is nothing more than an elaborate, wildly choreographed, sexually transmitted disease! And this just in, the Leading cause of Death … … Continue reading SuperMoon 2022 Musings On “The HereAfter” →

“How I Spent My Summer Vacation” ~ at Essence Fest 2018!

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Here in 2022, as New Orleans welcomes ESSENCE FEST back to town after a lengthy hiatus (thx for nothin’, Corona), I’m re-posting this rather unique blog from a summer that’s only four years ago…although it seems like a lifetime ago, ya know? Someone cue-up Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive!’ (Thank you, Mr. EssenceFest DJ.) With … Continue reading “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” ~ at Essence Fest 2018! →

Safelite AutoGlass TV Ads, Columbus, Ohio – And Airlift Mike?

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:44:00 GMT

It happened again last night, I caught a national TV ad broadcast across America – with audio recorded here in New Orleans at my Airlift PROductions, wherein (who knew) yours truly was the “silent partner”. Ya’ see, my family up north – from the coal mines of West Virginia to the newspaper offices in Pittsburgh … Continue reading Safelite AutoGlass TV Ads, Columbus, Ohio – And Airlift Mike? →

My New Pen Pal & An Airlift To Australia… For Shell Oil

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:30:00 GMT

The call came into the Airlift Productions Studios from Chicago, Illinois with a rather unique request. Would I be available to help with a safety training project for Shell Oil concerns – in Melbourne, Australia? Well, color me intrigued. Stellar VoiceOver talent RHIANNON BOULGER operates as the safety training voice for Shell Oil concerns in Australia … Continue reading My New Pen Pal & An Airlift To Australia… For Shell Oil →

Judah Ben-Hur’s Messala Drops The Mic – With Airlift Mike

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:15:00 GMT

I didn’t know quite what to expect the morning TOBY KEBBELL showed up at my Airlift Productions Studios to record VoiceOver for Sony Corporation and it’s new Xperia Z tablet. “Ben-Hur 2016” wasn’t even on the drawing boards yet, he was in New Orleans to film “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, and tagged by … Continue reading Judah Ben-Hur’s Messala Drops The Mic – With Airlift Mike →

New Orleans Authors, Audio Books… And The Hereafter

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:32:00 GMT

In NBC’s raucous 1960s LAUGH-IN, Arte Johnson, as “the dirty old man” Tyronne Horneigh, would sidle up to Ruth Buzzi’s frumpy, old lady character on the park bench and ask her if she believed in “The Hereafter”. When told, “Sure!” he’d retort through lecherous laughter, “Well, I guess you know what I’m here after!” Jokes … Continue reading New Orleans Authors, Audio Books… And The Hereafter →

Airlift Mike And My Time With “The Saints”

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 19:18:35 GMT

While I daily walk with ‘the saints’ – ya know, guys like Paul/Saul of Tarsus, Francis (of Assisi), Sister Thecla, et al – this post is all about my years and stories of time spent with our New Orleans Saints. It all began way-y back in 1983. As the young (er) DJ/Q-93 Radio air personality Mike … Continue reading Airlift Mike And My Time With “The Saints” →

WIFI-92, The City of Brotherly Love & John St. John: The Rear View Mirror

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:30:04 GMT

In 1982, Philadelphia moved to a different beat in a different world. And I was fortunate and blessed to make radio magic there, shoulder-to-shoulder, with the legendary late Don Cannon, radio wizard Tom Bigby, the wickedly talented Andre Gardner, and the sassy, smokey Liz Kiley. Yes, in those prehistoric days before the internet, the web, and … Continue reading WIFI-92, The City of Brotherly Love & John St. John: The Rear View Mirror →

VoiceOver Demos, Airlift Mike … And Teenagers?

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:49:00 GMT

A well-crafted VoiceOver Demo should do for one’s voice what a model’s portfolio does for one’s body. Show it off! Showcase it! Highlight it! Just as a photographer uses lighting, sets, makeup, and wardrobe to capture its subject, the voice demo audio producer uses compression, reverberation, equalization, the just-right music, sound effects and editing to … Continue reading VoiceOver Demos, Airlift Mike … And Teenagers? →

Caught Between Dr. Morgus & A “Hard Rock” Place For H’Ween 2019

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:46:39 GMT

While I began talks with NOLA’s iconic Dr. Morgus for his big show early this year, little prepared either of us for the events of early Saturday morning, Oct. 12th, 2019. You see, New Orleans became the headline in America’s national news that day as the Hard Rock Hotel construction site on our Canal Street … Continue reading Caught Between Dr. Morgus & A “Hard Rock” Place For H’Ween 2019 →

Confucius + John Saint John = Airlift Productions

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 15:33:49 GMT

It was the ancient Chinese sage Confucius who once said, “Choose work that you love… and you will never have to work a day in your life”. Joseph Campbell amplified this comment with his admonition, “Follow your bliss!” Furthermore, the Cherokee used to tell their children that we are all ‘born with a song’, and … Continue reading Confucius + John Saint John = Airlift Productions →

Love & War ~ Airlift Productions Records James Carville & Mary Matalin

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:43:53 GMT

Opposites attract. No, huh? In “Love & War: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters & One Louisiana Home”, James Carville and Mary Matalin detail a life few could imagine, let alone live! A life lived at the intersection of Power, Politics and a Changing America … and while in the middle of it all, trying … Continue reading Love & War ~ Airlift Productions Records James Carville & Mary Matalin →

Mike McCann/John Saint John… Goes Country?

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:21:17 GMT

With Ken Burns’ epic PBS mini-series documentary on Country Music now being splashed across flat screens all across America, someone cue the “flash-back” harp music…. One of my more obscure contributions to the media DNA of New Orleans was performing as morning drive air personality on the ill-fated rockin’ country WQXY, Y-96 FM. While continuing … Continue reading Mike McCann/John Saint John… Goes Country? →

Morgus + Airlift Mike + Halloween 2019 = 1 Magical NOLA night!

Sat, 17 Aug 2019 14:47:00 GMT

I first met – and recorded – Morgus The Magnificent back in 1986 in the very first version of Airlift Productions – the closet of my one bedroom apartment at Rock Creek just off Clearview Parkway in Metairie, Louisiana. Of course I’d heard all the stories about this New Orleans icon, the mad scientist, Saturday … Continue reading Morgus + Airlift Mike + Halloween 2019 = 1 Magical NOLA night! →

You Are Now Free To Roam About the Universe, Robin!

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:00:37 GMT

*** Today, August 11th, 2019, as we commemorate the 5th anniversary of Robin’s passing, allow me to dip into the Airlift Blog archives with sentiments penned while the loss was fresh. Because through five years time… my thoughts remain unchanged. *** As the planet wrestles with the untimely demise of comedian/actor Robin Williams – together … Continue reading You Are Now Free To Roam About the Universe, Robin! →

The Mystic Krewe of Nyx Meets Airlift Mike – And Podcasting.

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 21:25:16 GMT

Scott Walker Consulting was founded in 2018 by Emmy and Murrow Award-Winning News Anchor Scott Walker. After his top-rated nine year run at New Orleans’ WDSU-TV, Scott walked away from the nightly anchor chair this past summer to try something different – teaching social media skills to today’s youth and acting as public relations consultant … Continue reading The Mystic Krewe of Nyx Meets Airlift Mike – And Podcasting. →

Things I’ve Learned About Life From Deepak Chopra

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:06:52 GMT

I first “met” Deepak Chopra through the writings, teachings, and lectures of Wayne Dyer. As fellow mystics & metaphysicians, these two were BFFs (best friends forever) until Wayne’s untimely passing three and a half years ago in Maui. Together, through my now decades of study, these two have helped to unravel many of the mysteries … Continue reading Things I’ve Learned About Life From Deepak Chopra →

James Patterson, “The Chef” & Me

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:34:27 GMT

Hired by the Hachette Book Group in NYC to record and narrate the AudioBook version of best-selling author James Patterson‘s latest thriller, I had no idea what I’d signed-up for. Or how far down the “rabbit hole” I’d have to go. But when you’re invited to audition for a title by one … Continue reading James Patterson, “The Chef” & Me →

Size Counts! Or Does It? Get A Grip … On This.

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:00:58 GMT

Long before the days of the white man, in fact when all of Europe was still a wilderness – to say nothing of what we today call ‘America’ – the Maya in the Yucatan had a thriving commerce based on silver & gold … and charted the heavens with a stunning accuracy that still stands … Continue reading Size Counts! Or Does It? Get A Grip … On This. →

Woof! Airlift Productions Goes To The Dogs

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:10:03 GMT

The only problem with dogs is … that they don’t live forever! And spelled either frontwards or backwards … Dog is still man’s best friend. The Shadeaux, with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal dogs, came to the Airlift Productions Studios and became our official mascot and ‘talent herder’ over Christmas … Continue reading Woof! Airlift Productions Goes To The Dogs →

It’s An Audio Christmas Card From Airlift Mike

Tue, 25 Dec 2018 15:08:52 GMT

From Nat King Cole’s “Chestnuts roasting…” to Bing Crosby’s “I’m dreaming…” to Karen Carpenter’s “Greeting cards have all been sent…” the Christmas holidays every year have always been about all things audio to me. And since I long ago left the snow-covered northeast for warmer climes in New Orleans, I’ve also replaced the crunch of … Continue reading It’s An Audio Christmas Card From Airlift Mike →

President George H W Bush, Mary Matalin… and Me

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 17:53:14 GMT

With the passing of President George H W Bush this weekend, allow me to tap the brakes just a second, and pause for some rather remarkable personal reflection. Hired by AudioBook producer John F. McElroy in October 2013 to record Mary Matalin & James Carville’s “Love & War” for Penguin Audio in Manhattan, it fell … Continue reading President George H W Bush, Mary Matalin… and Me →

Questions For The Angels from Brother Paul & Airlift Mike

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:19:26 GMT

It’s been awhile since I last posted a full-on, space-cowboy, metaphysical musings blog, so on this fall Sunday morning in 2018, let’s have at it. As a cradle Catholic & life-long Truth Seeker, I have many questions for the angels, but for the sake of brevity let’s focus on but a couple. From ” … Continue reading Questions For The Angels from Brother Paul & Airlift Mike →

Mike Pintek, Airlift Mike, WKBO, KDKA & The Keystone State

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:01:00 GMT

I first met Mike Pintek in 1975 at a quaint 1,000 watt radio station in a far off land known as Pennsylvania. It was WKBO radio in Harrisburg, PA and, as fellow same-year (1952) baby-boomers, Mike & I were both relatively new to the radio game, 24 years old, and still wet behind the headphones. And … Continue reading Mike Pintek, Airlift Mike, WKBO, KDKA & The Keystone State →

Around The World In 80… Minutes – Airlift Productions Style

Sun, 05 Aug 2018 17:15:52 GMT

World-Class VoiceOver Talent Toby Ricketts‘ visit to the Airlift Productions Studios here in New Orleans is certainly one I won’t soon forget. Gee, and I almost didn’t take the call that started it all that Monday night after hours in March 2018. It was a Cory from Tri-Film in Seattle looking for a NOLA-based studio to … Continue reading Around The World In 80… Minutes – Airlift Productions Style →

Avery Caesar Alexander Addresses A Confederacy Of Dunces

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:00:11 GMT

To be sure, John Kennedy Toole never spent time with Rev. Avery Alexander. But I sure did. Contracted to record “the Rev” in the 90s, I not only spent time with him, but was paid to document the whole affair! And as New Orleans, the South, and America continue to wrestle with heritage, history, prejudice … Continue reading Avery Caesar Alexander Addresses A Confederacy Of Dunces →

Let’s Discuss Mike Ziants & That “Discus Thing”

Tue, 01 May 2018 15:05:15 GMT

Before John Saint John, before Mike McCann and even before New Orleans… decades before Airlift Productions, there was the discus. The Discus Throw Event in Track & Field marks the first time that I ever proved to myself beyond the shadow of a doubt that I could do ANYTHING I wanted in life – IF I wanted it … Continue reading Let’s Discuss Mike Ziants & That “Discus Thing” →

It’s An Airlift To Dubai – And the “Anderson Cooper of the Middle East”

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:22:48 GMT

Especially given the current political-religious intolerant issues of the planet Earth today, I didn’t quite know what to expect when the phone rang that Saturday night in March 2018 at the Airlift Studios . It was a video producer pal of mine, founder of NolaVid, Max Cusimano, wondering if I could make time for a … Continue reading It’s An Airlift To Dubai – And the “Anderson Cooper of the Middle East” →

Now Playing At A Flat Screen Near You ~ In Atlanta

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:15:20 GMT

Now playing – yes, still in 2018, that’s what ‘buyouts’ are all about – on flat screens all across Atlanta, from hotels to motels and on the web, is this classic piece all about a Mediterranean Grill in downtown Atlanta called “Aviva by Kameel”. The creative crew at Destination Network in Florida came up with … Continue reading Now Playing At A Flat Screen Near You ~ In Atlanta →

A ShoutOut to Sister Thecla in the Spirit World From Airlift Productions

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:15:43 GMT

Today, January 10th, 2018, would have been Sister Thecla’s 104th birthday. Born Agnes Bonner in 1914 in Scott, LA, Sister Thecla was a nun in New Orleans’ Order of the Holy Family for 75 years! I first met the good sister through mutual friend John Lee in the aftermath of a rather painful divorce. We … Continue reading A ShoutOut to Sister Thecla in the Spirit World From Airlift Productions →

An International Charity Outreach Involving Dogs, Humans… and Man’s Potential

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:29:23 GMT

I first met SEAN O’SHEA innocently enough when hired by a Los Angeles-based Video Production House to record him for VoiceOver tracks on a dog training DVD series. Sean and I have subsequently recorded several audiobooks together… and have become close friends & running partners. Mr. O’Shea is one of those rare souls whose genuine … Continue reading An International Charity Outreach Involving Dogs, Humans… and Man’s Potential →

Redskins I’ve Known And Loved

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:08:13 GMT

With the NFL Washington Redskins coming to New Orleans to play our Saints this weekend, you might think that this blog is about them and the game. You would be wrong. As any visitor to the Airlift Productions Studios (and quite a few ex-loves) through the years would attest, my sympathies for the wrongs perpetrated … Continue reading Redskins I’ve Known And Loved →

Airlift Mike Mixes It Up With Todd Rundgren

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:15:45 GMT

Alrighty then, avid blog readers, let’s lace-up the Nikes for yet another jog down memory lane … now forty-three years in the rear view mirror, the year is 1974, in a far-off land known as Pennsylvania. My previous blog on the late Harry Chapin only tangentially mentioned the very-much-still-with-us ‘Wizard & True Star’ Todd Rundgren, so … Continue reading Airlift Mike Mixes It Up With Todd Rundgren →

Airlift Mike & Trick Or Treat In Old New Orleans

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:20:04 GMT

Well, it’s that time of year again, when a morning dog walk through the ‘hood yields visions of ghosts, witches & goblins, all sharing front yard space with – the blessed Virgin Mary! Only in New Orleans. OK, possibly in other parts of America, but never more pronounced than here in a 300-year-old city predominately … Continue reading Airlift Mike & Trick Or Treat In Old New Orleans →

Airlift Mike: “Seriously Serious ‘Bout Bein’ Serious”

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:30:53 GMT

Truth be known, one of the biggest negative raps I encounter while marketing my VoiceOver talents is this: “Oh, but you’re a RADIO dude, and they always sound so ‘announce-ery’!” Oh, really? What few realize today is that my skills at the microphone began over a decade before I ever went “on-air” as a disc … Continue reading Airlift Mike: “Seriously Serious ‘Bout Bein’ Serious” →

Airlift Mike’s Katrina Confessions & Can Kickin’…Down The Road

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:15:15 GMT

*** “Originally published two years ago this week, with Hurricane Harvey’s harrowing Houston devastation, coupled with the untimely death of my best friend John R. Lee earlier this year (1-08-17), this Hurricane Katrina post takes on new poignancy, meaning, and relevance.” ~ Airlift Mike *** Truth be known, the morning Mother Katrina came to … Continue reading Airlift Mike’s Katrina Confessions & Can Kickin’…Down The Road →

Is A Good Audio Book Just Really Good Old-Time Radio?

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:15:25 GMT

As a couple of my Airlift Productions associates (pals, cronies) were listening to excerpts from “Murder in Coweta County”, Ed Clancy chimed-in and said, with his eyes closed, that the whole presentation sounded to him like the early days of radio. Think about it,”The Shadow”, “The Lone Ranger”, “Dragnet”, “Amos & Andy”… In radio’s infancy, and … Continue reading Is A Good Audio Book Just Really Good Old-Time Radio? →

What Does John F McElroy Know That You Don’t?

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:15:40 GMT

If a thirty second radio ad is a sprint, audio book recording would have to be the marathon. To capture the spirit, essence & dedication of an author is without question a meticulous, pain-staking and arduous ( do you like these words? ) task. With four Grammy awards on the shelf – for Best Spoken … Continue reading What Does John F McElroy Know That You Don’t? →

AudioBook Production 101… Goes To The Dogs!

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:20:29 GMT

The email came into the Airlift Productions Studios, innocently enough, from Los Angeles in mid-Spring, it was Sean O’Shea, looking to make the AUDIO version of his new book, “The Good Dog Way”, a reality. Having worked with Sean a year and a half ago, recording VoiceOver tracks for his DVD series, I knew what I … Continue reading AudioBook Production 101… Goes To The Dogs! →

McCann, Walton & Johnson On-Air At Q93-WQUE, 1984

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:00:35 GMT

The world sure was a different place in 1984. Ronald Reagan sat in the White House, America was watching ‘Cosby’ & ‘Family Ties’ on cathode ray tubes, Wendy’s was asking “Where’s the Beef?” … Videotape & VCRs were state of the art, ‘Romancing the Stone’ was huge at the box office, Los Angeles hosted the Olympic … Continue reading McCann, Walton & Johnson On-Air At Q93-WQUE, 1984 →

Airlift Productions Goes LIVE ON-AIR In San Francisco?

Fri, 05 May 2017 17:00:49 GMT

The email from KALW Radio & Stanford University came to my attention in mid-April. The producer – Devon Strolovitch – was looking for a New Orleans-based recording studio to host a visiting big-wig professor and author for a live broadcast over the San Francisco airwaves. Being a former major market (Philadelphia-St. Louis-Nashville) radio air personality … Continue reading Airlift Productions Goes LIVE ON-AIR In San Francisco? →

Hurricane Amy Hits New Orleans

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:48:09 GMT

Hurricane season in NOLA arrived a bit early this year. Little did I realize when we first talked on the phone what a force of nature AMY LANDON was. “Hurricane Amy” had found my website, innocently enough, through a referral and a Google search. She reached out to me in January with her initial inquiry, but … Continue reading Hurricane Amy Hits New Orleans →

One Angel Down … Airlift Productions Still Blue

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:08:36 GMT

It’s all over the news this April 2017 week in New Orleans. The Navy’s Blue Angels return, after a six year hiatus, to Belle Chasse for another air show. Along with all the attendant stories of G-force, incredible speeds, and death-defying stunts. And watching the news coverage I couldn’t help but flashback to my radio … Continue reading One Angel Down … Airlift Productions Still Blue →

Easter Weekend Reflections from Airlift Mike

Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:00:14 GMT

Whether the reader of these words be Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, Agnostic, or none-of-the-above – there is one thing in which we all must be in agreement: this Jesus of Nazareth’s impact on planet earth and its history is undeniable, quantifiable, and measurable. Through all these now twenty centuries, his messages of Peace, … Continue reading Easter Weekend Reflections from Airlift Mike →

N’awlins Cries Wulff! Rachel Wulff, That Is

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:15:23 GMT

I first met Rachel Wulff innocently enough around the aisles of our local Lowes Home Improvement store on Veterans in Metairie. Go figure. After our brief introductions, she confessed that, together with her husband, she was looking forward to the birth of her second child come the summer and had plans to take some time … Continue reading N’awlins Cries Wulff! Rachel Wulff, That Is →

Airlift Mike says, “Rap it Up, I’ll Take It!”

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:01:21 GMT

Perhaps it’s something in the air, the river, or the centuries-long influence of the Spanish & French, but talent seems to grow wild in the fertile soil that is New Orleans. And, as a veteran studio producer, I love to pick wildflowers. Furthermore, having watered and nurtured many a talented wildflower through now-over-thirty years of … Continue reading Airlift Mike says, “Rap it Up, I’ll Take It!” →

I CAN Learn + Airlift Mike = STEM Careers & Big $$ 4 U.S. Math Students

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:00:45 GMT

** Originally posted Oct. 15th, 2016 ~ And re-posted 1-13-17 in Honor of the Late JOHN R LEE ** I first “met” Damien James in the 9th grade at NOLA’s McDonogh #35. HIS 9th grade; I was merely the one helping him MAKE the grade – as I taught him Algebra 1 & 2. Inside a … Continue reading I CAN Learn + Airlift Mike = STEM Careers & Big $$ 4 U.S. Math Students →

“Anchors Away” ~ Airlift Mike Holiday Reflections

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:30:13 GMT

It’s kind of funny the way life works, huh? We no sooner make our mark – than someone else comes along and spray paints the wall! Rich Lenz worked at WDSU-TV here in New Orleans from 1994-2007, first as Sports Reporter, then Director, then Anchor. Today, he’s in Tulsa at KOTV while Fletcher, Scott & … Continue reading “Anchors Away” ~ Airlift Mike Holiday Reflections →

Tah-Tah 2016! Hello-o-o 2017!

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:02:16 GMT

As the calendar page turns, the balls drop, and the fireworks sizzle, together with the rest of America, allow me to wrap-up the old and welcome the new from New Orleans’ Airlift Productions. To the ancient Romans, the god Janus (from whom we get the name of the month January) represented this rather two-faced sentiment. Looking … Continue reading Tah-Tah 2016! Hello-o-o 2017! →

Blood is Thicker Than… Everything

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:30:52 GMT

Though we all came from the same mom & dad and were raised under the same roof all those years, we couldn’t have turned out more differently. Or did we? This Pennsylvania band of brothers – the Ziants Boyz – sure have cut wildly & widely different paths in life. From the coal mines … Continue reading Blood is Thicker Than… Everything →

Everything Old is NEW Again at Airlift Productions

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:20:05 GMT

Gee, it’s Thanksgiving week in New Orleans, we’re not even really into the Christmas season yet, and I’ve already got one of my fave holiday stories. The Airlift Productions studios‘ bat phone rings Tuesday morning, and who’s on the other end but my old friend and client Sue Bonano of Sue’s Jewelry here just outside … Continue reading Everything Old is NEW Again at Airlift Productions →

No Cat In This Hat … It’s In The Cradle!

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 17:30:10 GMT

As I walked from yet another funeral just this morning (rest in peace, Raymond B), Harry’s “Cat’s in the Cradle” was still ringing in my ears. For yet another person (two in the same week!) had incorrectly credited Cat Stevens with writing this song. Perhaps it’s the ‘cat’ thing, but make no mistake about it, … Continue reading No Cat In This Hat … It’s In The Cradle! →

Airlift Productions Goes to the Dogs! Arf-Arf!

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 07:17:16 GMT

The email came into the Airlift Studios, innocently enough, just a couple weeks back. It was a referral (my favorite kind of email) from the Studio Director at Blackstone Audio, the largest independent audio book publisher in America. Bryan had been referred to Airlift Productions & me by the same audio book producer who’d hired … Continue reading Airlift Productions Goes to the Dogs! Arf-Arf! →

Bandits, Robin Hood & Kismet In Old New Orleans

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:24:55 GMT

I first met Jake Landry, innocently enough, while walking my faithful four-footed friend The Shadow through the Old Bonnabel subdivision here just outside NOLA. After our brief introduction, he told me he played guitar, sang and wrote music, while I told him that I owned and operated a recording studio. Kismet. A fave boyhood hero and … Continue reading Bandits, Robin Hood & Kismet In Old New Orleans →

Oh, Captain! My Captain! Remembering WKBO & J. Albert Dame

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 07:15:57 GMT

Pardon me as I lace-up the Adidas for yet another jog down memory lane, but there are people you meet in life who change your life. Know what I mean? Meet one of mine. It was the spring of 1973, and I wanted out of country radio and booth announcing at a TV station in … Continue reading Oh, Captain! My Captain! Remembering WKBO & J. Albert Dame →

Phyllis Ziants {1925-2016}: I Remember Mama

Sun, 08 May 2016 15:00:45 GMT

** originally written & published January 13th, 2016 ** I only ever got into one real fight in my life. You know, a real knock-down, drag-out fist fight. It was 1960s Shadyside, Ohio, I was the new kid in town and it was one of those classic ‘Your mama wears combat boots’, defending-your-mother’s-honor kind of … Continue reading Phyllis Ziants {1925-2016}: I Remember Mama →

2016 NOLA VoiceOvers So Far: “Round-Up the Usual Suspects!”

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:11:16 GMT

I guess when I first conceived, designed, built and wired the Airlift Productions Studios, I was dedicated to creating a space to create. A space with a ‘vibe’. A space with an aura. Comfortable, relaxing, and yet stimulating all at the same time. Every day looks different because natural daylight filtered through stained glass gives … Continue reading 2016 NOLA VoiceOvers So Far: “Round-Up the Usual Suspects!” →

Panda Bears, Sex & VoiceOvers, Oh my!

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:17:55 GMT

Never let it be said that the recording arts & sciences, nor life in NOLA, are ever boring. Ever. So, I get this email from Jamie last week about help with a voice-over audition for a cartoon about animals and sex. Well, now that I have your attention. It’s adult. It’s an un-named project. And it’s damned … Continue reading Panda Bears, Sex & VoiceOvers, Oh my! →

Oil Prices Tumble, But Airlift Productions Gets “Industrious” Anyway

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:00:08 GMT

The field of VoiceOver is more than ‘hoo haa’ & ‘boom shaka laka’! While commercial voice work is positioned to cajole, pitch and sell, the industrial read has to be, well… industrious. Industrial narration is a different bird. And here in Louisiana, Sportsman’s Paradise, it would seem that bird is becoming somewhat of an endangered … Continue reading Oil Prices Tumble, But Airlift Productions Gets “Industrious” Anyway →

The Law, Sex & Guitars At Airlift Productions

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:15:01 GMT

If you live in or around metro New Orleans, this dude needs no introduction. Greg DiLeo is Everywhere! Television, Radio, Internet … even on iPhone apps. I first met Greg through a mutual acquaintance, the lovely & talented Leslie Hoffman, who informed me that Greg was looking for a studio and a quality engineer to … Continue reading The Law, Sex & Guitars At Airlift Productions →

2016 ~ Janus/January and NOLA Airlift Reflections

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:08:09 GMT

January is the month for reflection. And prognostication! (u like that word?) In legend, named after the Roman god Janus, who had two heads & faces, January gives us all pause & cause to look back (reflect) and forward (predict/prognosticate) at the same time. So, let’s do that. As a VoiceOver & Radio dude operating … Continue reading 2016 ~ Janus/January and NOLA Airlift Reflections →

Airlift Mike Closes-Out 2015 With A “Bang!”… Sort Of

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:47:48 GMT

Perhaps it’s because it’s what brought us all here to the planet – the “horizontal hokey-pokey”, the “old in/out, in/out”, the “mattress mambo” – that SEX hangs us all up the most. And intrigues us the most. And sells … everything from beer to burgers, cars to movies. Just ask E. L. James. Yes, 2015 … Continue reading Airlift Mike Closes-Out 2015 With A “Bang!”… Sort Of →

It’s A Wonderful Life ~ At Airlift Productions NOLA

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 21:46:44 GMT

As I pause to reflect on this Christmas Eve 2015, I am ever so thankful to have been blessed to live this most authentic life in this most authentic city… in the most interesting of times. While way too many today commute to jobs they really don’t like, working at hours and tasks they really don’t care … Continue reading It’s A Wonderful Life ~ At Airlift Productions NOLA →

Christmas Eve in Newtown

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:40:41 GMT

How sadly ironic that in the very week we commemorate the third year anniversary of the tragic heartrending loss at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown … that we hear just this morning of the closing of all schools in the Los Angeles school district due to a “credible threat” of intended harm to it’s students. … Continue reading Christmas Eve in Newtown →

Menasche, Ziants & Carell – Take #2

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:30:05 GMT

Hard to believe, but this past Thanksgiving weekend 2015 marks one year since my pal David Menasche dropped his body … and moved on. Oh, not that it was any surprise – diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, he/we often joked as he would come for recording sessions at the Airlift Productions Studios, that … Continue reading Menasche, Ziants & Carell – Take #2 →

Mike Church & Mike Ziants Take It Down To The Church … Via Veritas

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:53:44 GMT

Mike Church, the longest-running conservative talk show host in the history of Sirius satellite radio is now on to the most exciting and provocative phase of his career. And yours truly, Airlift Mike, is most fortunate and blessed to be his running partner in Crusade & Veritas. You see, Mike & I both believe that … Continue reading Mike Church & Mike Ziants Take It Down To The Church … Via Veritas →

Halloween Tricks, Treats & Airlift Mike in NOLA

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:26:00 GMT

What a totally fascinating time Halloween is in New Orleans. As I walk the Shadow (Airlift’s trusty mascot) through the Bonnabel subdivision here outside NOLA, we both find ourselves scratching our respective heads in wonderment. I mean, this is the only time of year, and probably the only place in America where, on a morning … Continue reading Halloween Tricks, Treats & Airlift Mike in NOLA →

Doctor Morgus & Airlift Productions House Calls: The Sequel

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:44:35 GMT

OK, it occurred to me after sifting through some of my recent posts, that with visitors to this blog from corners of the globe like China, the UK, Moscow, and even Nigeria… perhaps a few points might need some clarification. Especially with Halloween now in the air around America… and thoughts & google internet searches about … Continue reading Doctor Morgus & Airlift Productions House Calls: The Sequel →

Napoleon Hill, Star Wars & Airlift Mike

Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:23:03 GMT

As the great 20th century American thinker Napoleon Hill so eloquently reminded us all – the IMAGINATION is the Workshop of the Soul! And therein, I use power tools. You see, one of the many things that separates me from the one-thousand-and-one other guys who offer VoiceOver services on the internet today is that I … Continue reading Napoleon Hill, Star Wars & Airlift Mike →

Airlift Productions Spices-Up N’awlins Airwaves

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:36:27 GMT

Just like a good gumbo, a memorable radio jingle has to have the just-right ingredients to make it POP! Talented musicians + a catchy tune + the magic of a kids’ chorus = a Jingle that tingles! (too much?) Well, Frere Jean’s got it Goin’ On! One week ago today the Airlift Productions Studios were … Continue reading Airlift Productions Spices-Up N’awlins Airwaves →

Airlift Mike: Patching Things Up With The Brits Since 1984

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:19:46 GMT

The S.O.S. call came into the Airlift Productions Studios from London, England just this past Tuesday… with George Washington, Lord Cornwallis’ surrender, talk of Redcoats & that Tea Party thing in Boston well in the rear view mirror. It was Geraldine from Brainstorm in the UK looking for some help on a project for one … Continue reading Airlift Mike: Patching Things Up With The Brits Since 1984 →

Yin~Yang & Early Fall Around The Airlift Productions Studios

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:31:18 GMT

Yin me, Yang me. From the ridiculous to the sublime, and everything in between, it sure has been a rather interesting late summer and early fall around the Airlift Studios here in NOLA. As footballs fly, leaves fall, and political mud gets slung, far be it from Airlift & me to not get a … Continue reading Yin~Yang & Early Fall Around The Airlift Productions Studios →

Katrina + 10 ~ Memories, Dreams & Reflections From NOLA

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:00:38 GMT

OK, as blogs go, this one may be a bit more painful than most. And as I sit today, comfortably in the A/C, at the Airlift Productions Studios in NOLA, it’s hard to believe that as I write this, we’re a decade down the road. Frankly, I do not have enough fingers and toes to … Continue reading Katrina + 10 ~ Memories, Dreams & Reflections From NOLA →

Fantastic-4 Fearsome Foe Records At Airlift Productions?

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 08:00:04 GMT

When ‘Fantastic Four’ opens today down at the mall cineplex , Airlift Productions & I will be watching it quite a bit differently than most. Let me tell you why. I almost didn’t take the call that morning because it in no way looked familiar on my caller ID. Turns out it was a ‘Louise’ calling from … Continue reading Fantastic-4 Fearsome Foe Records At Airlift Productions? →

Airlift Mike’s Anatomy Of A Radio Spot. That works.

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:42:06 GMT

It’s kind of hard for me to get my mind around sometimes, but I recorded my very first radio commercial in late 1971 just outside Columbus, Ohio in a little town called Delaware. At WDLR radio. For, of all things – a funeral home. Today, in 2015, just a few years later, and literally thousands … Continue reading Airlift Mike’s Anatomy Of A Radio Spot. That works. →

Squeaky Wheels, Grease, Funny Papers ~ And Airlift Mike

Sun, 26 Jul 2015 17:05:03 GMT

It’s long been said that the squeaky wheel will always get the grease. You also used to hear in those prehistoric days before the internet and digital, when the Sunday comics really hit home on an issue – “Hey, I’ll see ya in the funny papers!” I’m reminded of these two thoughts every time I … Continue reading Squeaky Wheels, Grease, Funny Papers ~ And Airlift Mike →

SEX Continues To Sell Well At Airlift Productions

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:38:37 GMT

It occurs to me that my last several blogs have dealt with Life’s Rear View mirror (history), so let’s pump the brakes just a second and re-enter the 21st century – in fact, a poker-hot July at the Airlift Productions Studios in NOLA. From the days of the Mad Men in the ’60s to today, let’s … Continue reading SEX Continues To Sell Well At Airlift Productions →

Airlift Mike & Morgus: Let’s Get Personal

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:51:23 GMT

As a close personal friend to the New Orleans & Late Night TV Icon Morgus the Magnificent and extremely gifted spirit Sidney Noel Rideau, it is with a heavy heart on this July morning that I pen this one. Like most guy friendships, we can go months at a time without a chat and then … Continue reading Airlift Mike & Morgus: Let’s Get Personal →

Happy Father’s Day Weekend MMXV !

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:00:38 GMT

So, what does a baby computer call its Father?!? Ri-i-i-ght. He calls it ‘Data’! You know, a lot of truth is captured in this cutesy, pun-ny Father’s Day joke for the 21st century. Everything that you – the reader of these very words – and I are … is the end result of … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day Weekend MMXV ! →

Airlift Mike Rings The Dinner Bell For N’awlins

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:40:02 GMT

So, in a city internationally known for it’s incredible cuisine, exactly how do you put the spin on yet another entree into an already crowded field? How do you make that new entree sizzle, bite, and cut through the clutter? Keep it real. Keep it honest. ** Airlift Mike “Straight Talk” :30 for Anna Mae’s … Continue reading Airlift Mike Rings The Dinner Bell For N’awlins →

NOLA Set To Funk-Up Late Night TV This Fall

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:42:57 GMT

Well ahead of his late night CBS-TV debut this fall, Stephen Colbert made the big announcement just last night. His pick to lead his house band will be New Orleans (actually Kenner, bruh) native and the insanely talented — JON BATISTE. Hailing from a long line of incredible N’awlins musical talent that stretches from today’s Harry … Continue reading NOLA Set To Funk-Up Late Night TV This Fall →

Airlift Mike Goes Industrial. Again.

Sat, 02 May 2015 21:37:33 GMT

It sure has been an interesting week around the Airlift Productions Studios here in NOLA. And a day in the life of a VoiceOver artist is certainly never boring. There is not an ocean on the planet that Seacor Marine vessels do not sail. And multinational Shell Oil is among the largest and most … Continue reading Airlift Mike Goes Industrial. Again. →

Audio Books Are Murder! But Only When Done Correctly.

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:30:47 GMT

It really is true: To the VoiceOver guy, if the thirty second radio spot is the 100 yard dash, then the audio book recording process would have to be the marathon. What a marathon – and what an audio book – “Murder In Coweta County” turned out to be. An autopsy on American Ideals and … Continue reading Audio Books Are Murder! But Only When Done Correctly. →

Spring Is Busting OUT All Over At Airlift Productions

Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:52:49 GMT

It would appear that seeds sown through countless past seasons have now rooted, grown and indeed blossomed. Too flowery? Too poetic? Not so much. Run with me here… While Airlift Productions clients of last century found Airlift & me via the Yellow Pages (“let your fingers do the walking…”), this Spring’s flowers have all been … Continue reading Spring Is Busting OUT All Over At Airlift Productions →

Morgus & Me + Marriage Insurance? WTH?

Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:00:51 GMT

I guess it would be safe to say that in operating a recording studio in America’s most colorful city – New Orleans – for what is now THIRTY years, that I’ve worked with some pretty colorful characters. From setting microphone levels for Dr. John and Archie Manning to recording projects with all of the city’s … Continue reading Morgus & Me + Marriage Insurance? WTH? →

Voice + Over Tips from Airlift Mike

Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:41:49 GMT

Everything changes. Count on it. Even – and especially – in the world of VoiceOver. If you want to get addicted to anything – get addicted to change. America’s most fascinating city – New Orleans – is only now beginning to return to ‘normal’ after the developments of the past weeks. Thrust begrudgingly into … Continue reading Voice + Over Tips from Airlift Mike →

Requiem For A Hero: Charlie Ziants (1925-1996)

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:07:51 GMT

Yesterday, March 17th, was St. Patrick’s Day 2015, tomorrow will be St. Joseph’s Day 2015, and today (as the old Temptations record out of Motown would extol) … “was the day my daddy died”. Some of my earliest recollections as a child are of trying to fall asleep in New Castle, PA, while listening to … Continue reading Requiem For A Hero: Charlie Ziants (1925-1996) →

From the Airlift Productions Studios to “12 Years a Slave”?

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:30:42 GMT

So I’ve got the Airlift Studios in the ‘home theater mode’ the other night to catch another blockbuster in 5.1 surround sound. It’s my favorite way to watch a movie. No texters, no talkers, no cell phones! I get to actually hear every word. And imagine my surprise! McQueen’s ’12 Years a Slave’ – 2014’s … Continue reading From the Airlift Productions Studios to “12 Years a Slave”? →

Airlift Mike Tosses An Audio Potpourri!

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:36:56 GMT

The life of a VoiceOver Recording Artist in 2015 is never boring. I mean, no sooner do you think you have all the answers, than they change all the questions! In the early days of the craft we were all called ‘Announcers’, as we all tended to speak rather loudly, with perfectly pear-shaped, authoritative tones… … Continue reading Airlift Mike Tosses An Audio Potpourri! →

50 Shades Of Grey … Matter, from Airlift Productions

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:10:03 GMT

As Mardi Gras rumbles through the streets of NOLA yet again (bands, beads & boobs), and just ahead of the opening of “50 Shades of Grey” at a cineplex near you … a few thoughts from Airlift. It’s kind of funny the way life works sometimes. The Chinese call it ‘wu wei’ …. living with … Continue reading 50 Shades Of Grey … Matter, from Airlift Productions →

“Anchors Away” – Airlift Mike Reflects On Decades of Recording Norman Robinson

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:42:43 GMT

I first met Norman Robinson in 1991 at the Airlift Productions studios on Iberville Street. He was fresh off the White House beat for the CBS Network and was the newly ordained nightly news anchor at WDSU-TV here in New Orleans. Along with John Lee, the founder of the I Can Learn educational programs, he … Continue reading “Anchors Away” – Airlift Mike Reflects On Decades of Recording Norman Robinson →

Timeless Cherokee Thought for 21st Century Man

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:00:13 GMT

Since the dawn of recorded time the world’s philosophers have disagreed on many things, but on this one point they are all in unison. As a man Thinks … so he Is! What can any of us act on … but what we choose to think about? Thought creates reality. Thought, while … Continue reading Timeless Cherokee Thought for 21st Century Man →

The Law, Sex & Guitars… Metaphors & More ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:33:42 GMT

If you live in or around metro New Orleans, his messages are everywhere and unmistakable. As N’awlins “Legal Minute” attorney, Greg DiLeo – on TV, radio, even I-phone apps – makes legal matters, well, um … matter! But what many do not know is that this is one extremely talented and versatile dude! He can … Continue reading The Law, Sex & Guitars… Metaphors & More ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions →

Radio-Active Airlift Mike in 2015

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:45:39 GMT

The life of a Voice Talent is certainly never boring. One day you’re asked to be totally serious in a video narration for offshore oil exploration or shipyard construction efforts … and the next day (sometimes the same day) you’re tasked and asked to cut loose! One of my new fave accounts is a night … Continue reading Radio-Active Airlift Mike in 2015 →

Airlift Productions Gets “Handy” for the New Year

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:08:06 GMT

One of the things that I’m most thank-full for as this New Year of 2015 dawns is the opportunity to use more of my God-given talents. Long the VoiceOver guy and audio producer, I’ve had few chances this century to truly flex my creative writing & advertising muscles. You know, ordinarily the client sends along the copy, … Continue reading Airlift Productions Gets “Handy” for the New Year →

The New Cuba, Walt & Airlift Mike

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:35:28 GMT

You know, when you’re in the company of greatness, you just know it, you know what I mean? The Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman (today with the New Orleans Advocate, lucky dudes they are) visited the Airlift Productions Studios years ago at the now-the-stuff-of-legend Iberville Street haunts mid-city and what a recording session we had. This … Continue reading The New Cuba, Walt & Airlift Mike →

Sex Sells Via Airlift Productions

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:37:39 GMT

Perhaps it’s because SEX is the act that brought us all here, I mean you would not even be alive to be reading this blog post if mom & dad had not done the horizontal hokey-pokey, that it drives so much attention, and as a result – most advertising. From all makeup products to clothing … Continue reading Sex Sells Via Airlift Productions →

NOLA Mayor Mitch Landrieu Records At Airlift Productions

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:11:43 GMT

Run-offs, taxes & exemptions, oh my. With senate & congressional seats, as well as a variety of propositions & millages up in the air and scheduled for a vote tomorrow, Dec. 6th – the fur is flying in NOLA! And last week, Airlift Productions and yours truly gave two of New Orleans most prominent voices … Continue reading NOLA Mayor Mitch Landrieu Records At Airlift Productions →

David Menasche (1973~2014) Requiem For A Hero

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:33:52 GMT

I first met David Menasche (pronounced ‘Men-AH-shay’) on November 7th, 2013 when he showed-up at the Airlift Productions Studios to begin recording his audio book version of “The Priority List: A Teacher’s Final Quest to Discover Life’s Greatest Lessons“. Contracted by Penguin Audio out of Manhattan & Listen Up Audio Books in Atlanta to help work … Continue reading David Menasche (1973~2014) Requiem For A Hero →

Notes On Recording Annie’s Quvenzhane Wallis At Airlift Productions

Sat, 22 Nov 2014 22:16:52 GMT

So, what DOES a ten year old do in between starring in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (for which she earns the Best Actress Academy Award nomination) and helping all of America re-boot the Little Orphan Annie franchise? Well, she heads to Airlift Productions in New Orleans to pick up a part-time job recording national … Continue reading Notes On Recording Annie’s Quvenzhane Wallis At Airlift Productions →

Sex In The Suburbs ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:07:20 GMT

Imagine being tasked with re-branding and imaging one of metro New Orleans oldest and most established night spots! I mean, there have been more marriages created … and broken in this one little spot on the map than you can shake a wedding band at! Legends Encore is now the name. Under new owners and … Continue reading Sex In The Suburbs ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions →

It’s An Airlift to LA ~ With A Dash of Pepper!

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:43:25 GMT

Or maybe we should make that Red Pepper. Perhaps you’ve caught Pepper Binkley on-screen with Robert De Niro in “Stone”, or on TV as Nurse Bridget on the long-running soap “All My Children”, or helping throw steam from the flat screen on the Showtime series “Masters of Sex”. In any event, Pepper and entourage were in … Continue reading It’s An Airlift to LA ~ With A Dash of Pepper! →

Airlift Productions Creates A Monster For Halloween! And One Saint.

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:44:14 GMT

In Mary Shelley’s gothic “Frankenstein”, her monster was created from the exhumed body parts of the murderous and insane dead. In the controversial true crime drama “Murder in Coweta County”, Margaret Ann Barnes attempts no less a task. In this case, venerable & beloved Andy Griffith, in the made-for-TV movie, is cast against type as … Continue reading Airlift Productions Creates A Monster For Halloween! And One Saint. →

Variety Is The Spice Of … Airlift Productions!

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:27:10 GMT

Truth be known, across America today there might very well be busier VoiceOver dudes and recording studios than Airlift & me, but I seriously doubt that any are doing a wider variety of work! In the past week alone … I’ve recorded incendiary tracks for the controversial audio book “Murder In Coweta County” (coming soon … Continue reading Variety Is The Spice Of … Airlift Productions! →

Murder In Coweta County…The Saga Continues

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:37:32 GMT

The Airlift Productions Studios have sure been humming lately! The Laser Tag of Metaire ‘While the Cat’s Away’ campaign starts all over New Orleans TV this Monday … but this weekend is consumed with bringing the startling true southern crime drama ‘Murder in Coweta County’ to LIFE for the krewe at Pelican Publishing. This ripped-from-the-headlines … Continue reading Murder In Coweta County…The Saga Continues →

Kitty Cats & Games & Lasers, Oh My! ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:53:18 GMT

Boy, is it just me, or is it HOT in here? Things around the Airlift Studios have really heated-up as of late! While thick in the audio book recording sessions – New Orleans TV & Radio have been calling. Working alongside that rascal Nathan Ales, we’ve teamed-up to put together a radio/TV campaign for Davor & his krewe … Continue reading Kitty Cats & Games & Lasers, Oh My! ~ Courtesy Airlift Productions →

Murder In Coweta County ~ Airlift Productions Style

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:56:47 GMT

If a radio or television :30 spot is the sprint – then the recording of an audio book would have to be the marathon. And yours truly is off to the races! I’m not sure how you spent this past weekend (aside from joining fellow Saints fans crying in their beers), but I was ankles … Continue reading Murder In Coweta County ~ Airlift Productions Style →

Airlift Productions “Cajun-izes” Houston Radio

Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:34:20 GMT

Truth be known, it’s a bit hard to put a price tag on my abiding, enduring friendship and decades-long love affair with this crazy Cajun Luno Bordelon! After all, we’ve been witness-to and IN each other’s weddings … and have watched each other’s kids grow… and grow… Through the Airlift Productions Recording Studios and Luno’s wild, inventive … Continue reading Airlift Productions “Cajun-izes” Houston Radio →

Airlift Mike Advising Women?! Really?

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 19:43:58 GMT

You know, the life of a VoiceOver actor is never boring. While I’ve never been to medical school, or even dreamed of being a doctor, as the joke goes – “I’ve played one on TV!” From narrations inside museums – I’ve been the voice of a talking king cake – to toys that talk, I have helped … Continue reading Airlift Mike Advising Women?! Really? →

Oscar Buzz At Airlift Productions – 20th Century Style

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:21:43 GMT

Throw-back Thursday today throws the spotlight on Airlift Productions in the Fall of 1993 – a most remarkable day, because when legends meet and connect, magic is created and sparks fly! I mean, it’s one thing to meet powerful and important people, it’s another to get a quickie photo op with powerful and important people … Continue reading Oscar Buzz At Airlift Productions – 20th Century Style →

Cosimo Matassa Remembered ~ Part II

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:09:59 GMT

I’ve only just now returned from the service at Lake Lawn for our old friend & mentor Cosimo Matassa, and came here to just unpack a few things. The crowd was really something! A veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of New Orleans and New Orleans music — I had the chance to talk & reminisce with … Continue reading Cosimo Matassa Remembered ~ Part II →

R&B Grandpa Cosimo Matassa Exits the Stage

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:23:38 GMT

I was deeply saddened last night watching the ’10:00 Blues’ to hear of the extinguishing of one of New Orleans brightest and enduring lights – Cosimo Matassa. Is it even possible for one blog to begin to capture this gentleman’s contributions to not only New Orleans history, but the collective musical soul of America? Too bold … Continue reading R&B Grandpa Cosimo Matassa Exits the Stage →

Pooyie! It’s a Cajun Airlift – To Houston!

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:00:50 GMT

Well, I don’t know exactly how you spent your weekend, but the S.O.S. had come in from Brooks & Company at BB’s Cafe in Houston for some HELP on their phone system – STAT! Apparently, BB’s business is so booming that management thought keeping their Cajun-dish-craving patrons entertained while on-hold needed some attention, Airlift style … Continue reading Pooyie! It’s a Cajun Airlift – To Houston! →

Murder, Race & The South – Airlift Mike Tells The Tale

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:16:48 GMT

I guess it’s not just any true crime drama story that has it’s own Facebook page – with a legion of fans nationwide. But, then again, this is not any ordinary story. Written by Margaret Anne Barnes, “Murder in Coweta County” tells the rather incredible true story, ripped from the headlines, of a brutal murder, … Continue reading Murder, Race & The South – Airlift Mike Tells The Tale →

Airlift Mike Spices-UP WWL ~ Cajun Style!

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:27:35 GMT

You know, it occurs to me that the last few blogs have been all about the rear view mirror …. radio memories of Walton, Johnson, Chapin & Rundgren from the ’70s & ’80s – so let’s tap the brakes a second and re-enter the 21st century ~ 2014! Tonight “Once Upon A Time” debuts … Continue reading Airlift Mike Spices-UP WWL ~ Cajun Style! →

Classic N.O. Eatery Gets a FaceLift … Airlift Style!

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:31:19 GMT

I was reminded of this gig just last night when I caught the spot on WRNO-99.5-Rush Radio in New Orleans. Man, how times … and dimes have changed. When it came time for legendary French Quarter restaurant Tujagues on Decatur to roll-out it’s new Brunch menu and shout it from the rooftops via … Continue reading Classic N.O. Eatery Gets a FaceLift … Airlift Style! →

Boots On The Ground … At Airlift Productions

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:39:01 GMT

Airlift Productions & I are honored to aid the Audible.com audio book crowd today – 7-18-14 – recording some additional tracks for Michael Pitre’s stunning and unflinching portrait of the Iraq war. A novel informed by first-hand experience through two tours of duty in Iraq, “Fives and Twenty-Fives” is Pitre’s no-holds-barred story of … Continue reading Boots On The Ground … At Airlift Productions →

Doctor Morgus Still Makes Housecalls…With Airlift Mike

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:59:42 GMT

In the mythology of the American Tribe, Superman will always have his Clark Kent, the Batman his Bruce Wayne…and iconic New Orleans TV late-night horror movie host Dr. Morgus (the Magnificent) will always have Sidney Noel Rideau. Here in the 21st century, ‘Uncle Sid’ has moved on from his haunts at the Old City … Continue reading Doctor Morgus Still Makes Housecalls…With Airlift Mike →

Radio-Activity in Harrisburg, PA? TMI, it Ain’t!

Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:32:58 GMT

Airlift Proprietor Micheal Ziants as John Saint John, WKBO Radio, Harrisburg, PA ~ circa 1976 ~ Long before I dreamed of New Orleans – to say nothing of owning … Continue reading Radio-Activity in Harrisburg, PA? TMI, it Ain’t! →

When Is A VoiceOver MORE Than A VoiceOver?

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:29:44 GMT

You know, when you think of a VoiceOver in the 21st century it is so much different than a VoiceOver in the 20th century. In radio & television’s infancy last century the V/O was all about “Announcing” – Loud, shout-it-from-the-rooftops, in-your-face … arresting and intrusive, with letter-perfect pronunciation and tones. Also read ‘abrasive’. Just as in all … Continue reading When Is A VoiceOver MORE Than A VoiceOver? →

Pre-4th Holiday Weekend Native Irony

Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:56:52 GMT

Reflective food for thought as yet more Americans prepare to lay down their lives on United States highways this week and weekend… “It is sadly ironic that the wine that is the Christian’s most sacred substance, used in the Mass to represent the blood of their God, has caused such a tragic trail of devastation within … Continue reading Pre-4th Holiday Weekend Native Irony →