New Orleans Podcast Studio

Operating in New Orleans since 1984 under owner Michael G. Ziants, Airlift Productions is a voiceover recording studio whose client list runs from healthcare institutions to national media figures. Ochsner Hospital's Cancer Institute has recorded podcasts there, Congressman Steve Scalise produced his audiobook "Back In The Game" at the studio, and NCIS: New Orleans actress Necar Zadegan recorded audiobook tracks on-site.

The studio's work centers on voiceovers, audiobooks, demo productions, and podcasts, with Ziants — credited on projects as Airlift Mike — frequently producing or narrating sessions directly. Recording projects have included Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's audiobook memoir "My Time to Stand" produced for RB-Media, longtime New Orleans TV anchor Norman Robinson's voiceover sessions, and audiobook production work for political commentator James Carville.

Other credits include narration and production for P. J. Jones' true crime audiobook "The Evil I Have Seen," narration of James Patterson's "The Chef" audiobook for Hachette Book Group, and voiceover recording for NBC-TV Olympics broadcaster Lewis Johnson's Track & Field highlight reel. The studio has also produced imaging voice work for iHeart Radio's Michael DelGiorno talk show, rounding out a body of work that spans audiobooks, broadcast voiceover, and healthcare podcast production.