Born in Detroit, Michigan, Jimmy Lifton (aka James Ian Lifton) is President of Oracle Post and producer of numerous feature films. Lifton worked at some of the most influential recording studios, including Motown's infamous Groovesville Recording Studio. He formed Orphan Records, which was one of the pioneering "House Music" labels in the US. He signed eight acts, oversaw the manufacture and international distribution of their product and negotiated their artist and publishing contracts.

     In 1981 with the advent of MTV, Lifton taught himself the art of film making by producing and directing several groundbreaking music videos. He was nominated by Billboard Magazine, "Best Independent Production Of The Year" and was instantly sought after by major record companies, including Atlantic and Island Records, to produce their music videos. Lifton was subsequently signed to Atlantic Records as an artist himself, after successfully promoting his own record to 22 on the charts and having a self-directed/produced music video that was 2 in the nation. Upon producing numerous entertainment productions, he produced his first feature length film in 1990. The project was debuted at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Lifton successfully negotiated the foreign rights to the film and then organized the regional theatrical release of the movie in the United States. It was one of the few independent films of the year to have a profitable theatrical release.

     Lifton went onto become an accomplished producer, director and composer of feature films, music videos and commercials. As of 2011, Lifton has produced sixteen films, overseeing all aspects of the production, distribution and marketing for each product, has held the offices of president and CEO of two production/distribution feature film 'mini-studios' as well as a principal in several Limited Partnerships.

     In 1996, Lifton co-founded a full post-production facility, Oracle Post. Oracle Post caters to various picture and sound needs of the film and television community and has a client base which consists of such industry giants as Fox, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Universal, Disney, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Sony, Warner Brothers, VH1 and MTV.

     Lifton has been nominated for multiple MPSE Awards, has won three for his work in animation and has recently won a 2011 Emmy.