The RHYTHM Pyro Podcast

#26 - Unique Pyro Show Experiences

What do narrow shoot sites, wide shoot sites, smoky shoot sites, floating shoot sites, wheels, sporting events, talking DMX lights, Defqon.1, parade floats, and Rammstein all have in common??  They all make extraordinary firework show experiences.
Bo, AJ, and Jamie recount some of their most unique pyro show experiences to date.
 

#25 - Igniterflation, Site Cleanup & Gear Storage For Transportation

Jamie goes off the deep end as the chili is cold and void of Nate's meat as Firewireflation looms.  As the buzzkill sets in the guys decide to make lemons out of lemonade and go in-depth on their post-display clean up and immediate gear storage practices and procedures.  
 
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#24 - Sky Wars 2023 Reflections w/AJ

AJ reflects on his Sky Wars 2023 Pro-Am Champion of Champions run and lessons learned. Bo addresses Octoblast poorly and Jamie gets poison ivy on his dingy.

#23 Sky Wars 2023 Roundtable Rewind (AJ Plata, Crew, & Chad) - Sky Wars 1.4 Pro-AM Designer

Sky Wars is the very definition of living in the moment for a lot pyromusical show designers...this year Bo, AJ, and Jamie kick off their post Sky Wars 2023 content with an episode that encapsulates those memories as they were lived at a live roundtable recording session the Thursday night before the competition.
 
Guests:
Brett Rivera (Team Plata)
Brett Domescik (Team Plata)
Jim Goofy Darts (Team Plata)
Amber Plata (Team Plata)
Chad Leinart (Team Allen)
 

#22 Tim Traphagan - Sky Wars 2023 Pro Division Designer

Jamie and Bo do da real talk & the importance of prior experiences with long time pyromusical designer, and Sky Wars 2023 Pro participant; Casabella's Tim Traphagan.  

#21 Donnie Toms - Sky Wars 2023 Pro Division Designer

The enigma himself, Donnie Toms burns up the mic with Bo and Jamie to talk about his first time designing and coordinating on the big stage.  The guys chat the keys to KCAP's multi-designer, coordinated full-frontal assault on the 1.3 Pro Division at Sky Wars 2023.

#20 Scott Smith - 1.4 Hobbyist Designer/Sky Wars 2020 PRO-AM Champion

Jamie and Bo spend some quality time with their 3yr long mullet mohawked homeboy Scott Smith; Sky Wars 2020's 1.4 Pro-AM Champion to discuss his return to the field in 2023 for a run at the Champion of Champions.
Scott's special...not styrofoam helmet special...but "creates one of the cleanest and most cohesive pyromusical site pictures, packed with exceptional color cycling, and super impactful points of emphasis over the course of his slow burn music selections" kind of special.
 
 

#19 David Anglin - Sky Wars 2023 Pro Division Designer

Jamie and Bo sit down with David Anglin, full-time sales rep and shooter for RKM fireworks in Edwardsburg MI to rap about his return outing to the 2023 Sky Wars main stage where he'll compete in the Pro (1.3) category for the first time.  

#18 Brandon Williams - Sky Wars 2023 1.4 Unlimited Show Designer

Bo and Jamie sit down with Blind Pyro veteran and hobbyist show designer Brandon Williams to chat past experiences, blind pyro beginnings, and his debut onto the Sky Wars main stage with 2023's 1.4 Unlimited show.

#17 Mike Allen - 1.4 Hobbyist Designer/Sky Wars 2022 PRO-AM Champion

Bo and Jamie sit down SKY WARS 2022 1.4 Pro-AM Champion Mike Allen from Glasglow, KY to rap on his pyro origins, inspirations, show theme's, and his return to the fighting pits for SKY WARS 2023's 1.4 Pro-AM Champion of Champions category. 
Mike is a relatively new designer with a masterful command of the entirety of the pyromusical experience.  His approach to an all-encompassing and engaging pyromusical spawns from origins that most amateur and professional designers forget about entirely.  The use of themes and stories in pyromusical designs and how impactful they can be in generating a sense of familiarity, shared experience, and cohesiveness that creates a rock-solid foundation to build a visual experience on.