Mike McCann asks, “What’s in a Name?”
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 cal…
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Voiceover, radio days, studio sessions and life in New Orleans. In my own words.
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Is Audio Recording An Art … Or A Science? Or Magic?
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 wa…
FEATURED · Where the Airlift story took shape
Airlift Productions – From Dream to Reality Brick by Brick on Iberville
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 ……
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Airlift Productions – From Dream to Reality Brick by Brick on Iberville
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 n…
Is Audio Recording An Art … Or A Science? Or Magic?
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 wa…
Han Solo Records VoiceOver At Airlift Productions
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 Voice…
Airlift Mike Runs Off To Join The Circus & The Greatest Show On Earth
Here in 2026, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus has given way to changing times, dwindling ticket sales & digital distractions, as well as a growing…
From Recording Dr. Morgus & Dr. John…To Recording REAL Doctors in the 21st Century! WTH?
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, do…
Christmas 2025 Reflections & What Most Don’t Get About Airlift Mike
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,…
The ART Of VoiceOver Demo Production
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, t…
If You Knew Pomona Like I Know Pomona…
(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 nei…
Mike McCann asks, “What’s in a Name?”
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 cal…
WLAC, Nashville, 1980 – and John Saint John
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…
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