Professional lighting and effects equipment. Hand made in the USA.
Hello, my name is Bill McIntire and I have worked, in one way or another, in the entertainment business since I was 16 years old after arriving in Hollywood a 12 year old street-wise runaway around 1958. I was facinated with the technology of the time and immediately started tinkering with everything in sight.
I worked in the music business for several years in various jobs including a rock & roll "roadie", an A & R person (with an office on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills no less!), music publishing manager, working as a concert sound engineer/designer and on music videos until I discovered the magic.
Magic Gadgets is a family owned and operated business located in Aurora, Oregon, a small town just South of Portland, where I have the priviledge of working with a team which includes my son William and my wife Kathryn. We have goats and geese and cats and ducks and some really great ideas running around here. It's a long way from Hollywood but then... much of our business comes from there!
Magic Gadgets has been a "secret weapon" to many professionals but we don't want to be
too secret. We don't mind if everyone has a trick or two up their sleeve. As long as it is a Gadget! So how
do you find out about the latest Gadget "power tools"? Just check
in here... this web site is an ongoing effort... Under construction continuously!!
The compact electronic devices in this catalog are constructed using high reliability
solid-state components housed in rugged cast alloy enclosures. Designed for the working professional, high
reliability is the key feature. Our 2K, 5K, 10K & 24K Inline AC
Dimmers are compact, reliable, and quiet. These
units are used by demanding professionals to control light without scrims, diffusion, or other tedious methods
as well as to accomplish special lighting effects.
There is no minimum load necessary for proper
operation. When used with our effects and control devices the 2 Interface input connectors on each unit allow
daisy-chaining from dimmer to dimmer.
Magic Gadgets are not quickly mass produced in some distant country. Each one is carefully made in
the USA from the best materials, sporting our unique hand made look. Serial numbered and signed by the
"artist" who made it, every one is a true masterpiece of ingenuity. Extremely durable, made to last, these
products will likely outlive the owner. WE MAKE THESE GADGETS LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU MADE
THEM YOURSELF, ONLY BETTER!
Who the heck are these Magic Gadget guys?
I can't remember when I started designing Gadgets, seems like light years ago. At first is was just for my own work. If I needed a tool that was not available I invented it whenever I could. Eventually my "tool/toy" box became quite unusual! And then people started asking where they could
get those Magic Gadgets. So... I began packaging Magic for the entertainment industry in 1973 from a small shop, deep in the old
Columbia Pictures lot at Sunset Boulevard & Gower Street in Hollywood. We catered mostly to Rock and Roll bands. We had huge rehearsal stages, high power sound systems, and created some of the most excellent
accessories of the day... As Music
Video/Films developed I ran away from Hollywood... so did my first electronic flicker generator and 2k inline AC dimmer. In 1980 my multi channel lighting effects device "Shadowmaker" added a
new dimension in F/X lighting. NOW WE'VE REALLY DONE IT: our 24 thousand watt
flicker generator creates serious fire power! And we're working now to add DMX capability to all of our dimmers.Working for you, overtime...
Nothing but the best.
Made just for you!
