Our Story
48 Years of Innovation.
One Powerful Advantage for Your Business.
It started in 1978.
At just 9 years old, James Gagliano McClain discovered computers during their earliest days—working with every system he could get his hands on including Commodore, Texas Instruments, Apple II, IBM PCs, Amiga, Atari ST, and beyond. What began as curiosity quickly became mastery.
By high school, James was already helping teach his teachers many new tools and software, as well as teaching all his other fellow students in his computer graphics classes. James also worked after school as a computer sales person and also repairing computers as a trained technician at the local “Digital World” computer chain in his childhood home town of Addison, Illinois.
By 17, right after high school, he launched his first business as an entrepreneur building custom, first-of-their-kind, Color Video capable Amiga computer systems and marketing them for sale in the Chicago Tribune which led to many major new business opportunities and was just the beginning of this eve continuing story and passion . . .
Global Experience & Big Brand Work
His career quickly expanded into:
Designing and launching a first-of-kind, multi-million dollar multimedia TV studio in Calcutta India with the government of India.
Producing a first of kind 10 Part Digital Communications Video Training Series with India Minister of Technology Sam Pitroda.
Consulting & troubleshooting major Chicago creative agencies on creative software, technology and production systems.
The sale and installation of millions of dollars of hardware & software technology for many clients over the years.
Delivering million+ dollar marketing, software & projects for major brands like Intuit, H&R Block, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s & Best Buy.
Producing TV commercials, many TV Shows, his own National TV show of 2 years titled “The Fairway Gourmet”, many Indie feature films including “Lana’s Rain”, “Avenged” and “5-25-77”, as well as many national and international marketing campaigns.
Leading at the forefront of Chicagoland Agencies with his company bmedia during the Interactive CD-ROM and HD video booms.
Years of Awards, Press and Magazine stories from BMAs, Webby Awards, and many cover stories such as Crain’s Business Chicago.
Developing high level, big brand, international, multi language, websites, software and apps as part of the mobile revolution.
Signature Global Production
One of James and his teams most ambitious projects he Managed and Produced was:
The Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament
A two-year global production featuring:
• Hundreds of world famous actors voicing the parts of the Catholic New Testament. (Brian Cox, Kristin Bell, Blair Underwood, John Reece Davies, Shawn Aston and any more.)
• All original music and sound design.
• Thousands of recording sessions across multiple continents. (Isle of Man, New York, California, Chicago)
• Complete Production of the audio recording, audio mixing, brand development, packaging, replication, website, apps.
• Worldwide distribution with Zondervan and recognition with a foreword from the Pope himself who loved the product.
Deep Technical Mastery
James doesn’t just understand digital marketing—he understands the business systems & technology behind them at the deepest levels, including:
Hardware systems (CPU, GPU, bandwidth, buses, memory, storage architecture and other technical factors).
Operating systems, firmware, diagnostics, networking.
Software ecosystems across Mac, PC, and Unix platforms.
Production pipelines and media workflows.
Relevant emerging technologies and future trends.
Deep Artificial Intelligence model expertise.
Startup Expert with Corporate Structures, Taxes, Legal, Payroll, Insurance, Human Resources.
✔ Partner in Three SWFL Real Estate Brokerage Startups with over 450 Realtors providing Expert Level Operations Experience.
Business Office Leases, interior design, branded office marketing & 3rd spaces.
Past Major Businesses Consulting, Scaling, Management & Startups of Note
• Digital World Computers – Addison, Illinois 1986-87
• Teledec International – Oakbrook , Illinois 1988-1991
• BloomQuist & Associates – Elmhurst, Illinois 1991-1996
• Visual Designs – Schaumburg, Illinois 1989-1993
• Media Solutions – Elgin, Illinois 1989-1992
• Lynch2 (L2 Interactive) – Elgin, Illinois 1989-1992
• Waselle Graphics – Chicago, Illinois 1989-1995
• bmedia – Schaumburg, Illinois 1994-2012
• Radio Spirits – Dundee, Illinois 2003-2006
• 5-25-77 The Movie – Schaumburg, Illinois 2007-Current
• Poison Concert DVD – Hollywood, California 2007-2008
• The Fairway Gourmet National TV Series – Schaumburg, Illinois 2006-2007
• Mel B Solo Career – Hollywood, California 2007-2008
• The Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament 2009-2011
• Avenged The Movie – Hollywood, California 2010-2012
• L2 Productions – Estero, Florida 2012-Current
• Teeth & Skin Perfection – Estero, Florida 2013-2017
• Right Choice Realty Brokerage – Fort Myers, Florida 2014-2019
• RealtorsEdge Real Estate Brokerage – Bonita Springs, Florida 2019-2021
• Gulf Coast Living Real Estate Brokerage – Cape Coral, Florida 2021-Current
L2 Productions Today
Now based in Southwest Florida, L2 Productions has been operating here for 14 years and brings James and his teams lifetime of experience to businesses looking to:
Launch and scale their brands
Improve marketing performance
Produce cost efficient, high-end content
Make smarter technology decisions
Grow their businesses
With:
A Global network of top-tier creatives across all specialty areas.
Over 48 Years of unmatched, real-world Experience at the highest levels.
Current focus for past 12+ years in local SWFL real estate marketing, brokerage start-up, home building, and other business development.
Over $100 million in billed project history with an unmatched SWFL Portfolio of very diverse client software, apps, websites, TV, feature film, animation, real estate and other high level creative & technical projects.
This isn’t guesswork.
This is nearly five decades of real-world experience applied directly to your business.