The RHYTHM Pyro Podcast

#80 - COBRA-CON 2025 Class C Championship Designer Lineup DROP!

COBRA-CON becomes a battleground in 2025 as it's the latest venue to host a 1.4G pyromusical competition...and it's going to be a stellar inaugural year that features three really talented choreographed show designers.
 
John Hanson, Michael (The Novice Pyro) Karr, and Nathan Dexter gear up for an early season Class C slobberknocker this April!
 
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#79 - "The F'n End of 2024" DISCORD LIVE Show

On 12/17 we hosted a LIVE show while we tracked our Final episode for 2024.  Joined by over 40 members of our community we brought 2024 to a close with a some of our closest friends; reminiscing about our favorite episodes and pyro experiences in 2024.  Thank you for coming out and participating  ♥.
 
To all of our listeners...thank you for for being the beating heart of the RHYTHM Pyro Podcast.  We hope you have the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of New Years. 
 
Until next we "talk about it" again...See you in 2025!
Bo, AJ, & Jamie
 
CAKE TALK Playlist ep79
@DEN Fireworks
 
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#78 - End of The Pyro Season Organization & What To Do In Your Down Time

**JOIN US LIVE on-air for our last episode tracking of 2024 (Tuesday Dec 17! 9pm EST)  Attendees hang with us On-Air! ->RHYTHM DISCORD Exclusive**
 
The end of a pyro season (while it might be sad) can be one of a hobbyists biggest opportunities to organize and start planning for the next season.
 
In this episode...Jamie, AJ, and Bo collect their thoughts and walk through their end of season organization best practices and share some ideas for what can be done to prepare for next season in your down time.
 
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#77 - COLD Weather Pyro (w/Dana "CANADA" Alisat)

As 2024 comes to a close, one of the last big pyro hurdles designers and shooters face is executing killer fireworks shows in not so killer weather conditions.  It's cold this time of year...and cold and inclement weather can be a challenging landscape & experience.
 
In this episode, Jamie, AJ, and Bo dive into the mind of a CANADIAN (who's always cold) to level on some best practices and workflows for sending up pyro shows in cold weather.Den Fireworks stops by for Cake Talk
ep77 Cake Talk Playlist
 
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#76 - Sh*t Show Roundtable #4 November 2024 (Jeremy Leonard & David Hanson)

**The Sh*t Show Roundtable episodes are RAW and UNCENSORED ** Parental discretion is advised**
 
Show designers Jeremy Leonard and David Hanson join AJ, Bo, and Jamie this Thanksgiving for November 2024's Sh*t Show Roundtable.
 
The roundtables are a departure from the normal structured (ha) episode drops.  They're freeform conversation with pyros and there are no pre-determined topics of conversation.
 
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#75 - SMPTE Timecode & You!

SMPTE timecode gives pyros the means to tie a massive variety of hardware together to create special show experiences.  But like all relationships...it can be complicated...
 
In this episode, Bo drags YOU and Jamie through the basics behind comping and formatting tracks for use in SMPTE applications, the importance of signal chain integrity, and system prep to receive timecode.
 
Cake Talk gets a face-lift with Den Fireworks
Playlist
 
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#74 - Your High Cue Count Doesn't Make Your Pyromusical "Better" (& SPITE Series Merch Line LAUNCH)

Cue counts are a part of the show.  They're as necessary to pyromusicals as the fireworks are.  HAVING super high cue counts...don't make your show "better".  In this episode AJ, Jamie, and Bo explore the misconception and try to peel back the curtain on why cue counts are so often perceived as a metric that's synonymous with a sense of superiority.
 
The RHYTHM Pyro SPITE Series MERCH Line kicks off with the release of the "UNLEASH Your Inner BUTTHURT With US" graphic tee & long-sleeve tee!
 
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#73 - DEN Fireworks 1st Pyromusical "What I Learned" Series

DEN Fireworks is a pyro content creator and phenomenally fun and genuine human.  He's known for providing the fireworks community with high quality product demo videos that go into stellar detail on product performance.  This October, he sent up his FIRST pyromusical and new designers & lead shooters who've guzzled from the firehose often have some of the best stories that we can take lessons away from in our own journeys as designers & shooters.
 
AJ, Jamie, and Bo relive DEN's Halloween themed musical and take a ride through all the lessons he learned through the process of getting his first pyromusical off the ground.
 
DEN Fireworks YouTube
 
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#72 - COBRA-CON 2025 Launch Party w/Jonathan McCormick

COBRA-CON 2025's Registration is OPEN!  COBRA-CON.com
Jonathan McCormick from the COBRA event planning team joins us Bo, AJ, and Jamie this week to talk COBRA-CON 2025!
 
You're reading this...so you MUST be a show designer.  If you'd like to toss your name in the hat for a chance at a class C competition spot at COBRA-CON 2025, email your pyro resume to jmccormick@cobrafiringsystems.com
 
This episode is sponsored by COBRA Firing Systems, enabling show designers and lead shooters through technology and education.
 
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#71-Jamie Young | Octoblast 24 4x8 Choreographed Category Champion

Jamie Young's a mastermind at taking really small footprints and creating pyromusical displays that look massive.  He claimed his third title in the 4x8 choreographed category at Octoblast in 2024.  
In this episode, AJ and Bo dive into Jamie's mind of madness as he unpacks "Nate's Demise" and it's execution.
 
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