The RHYTHM Pyro Podcast

#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.

#16 Fireworks Inventory Management (Product)

Bear ye witness as team RHYTHM's Jamie and Bo bewilderingly look into the elusive face of product inventory management.  May you experience a hearty chortle as these two stare blinkingly at spreadsheets in hopes that the the plethora of 1.4 product will count itself.
 
The guys chat about how they manage their inventory, what inventory management systems they wish existed in the consumer space, and put out a call to action to the community to share their systems.

#15 Paul Burcham - 1.4G Pyromusical Designer (PGI, Sky Wars)

Bo and Jamie rap with Las Vegas native, and fellow 1.4 amateur competition show designer Paul Burcham (PGI, Sky Wars) on his pyro journey, the creative use of 1.4, safety whilst executing creative uses of 1.4, and some unique product to differentiate your shows.

#14 Brian Craig - CraigCo LLC & Boomville Fireworks (Brookville, PA)

Bo, AJ, and Jamie chat with long-time pyro amigo and fireworks industry innovator Brian Craig (owner of Craig Co llc & Boomville Fireworks in Brookville, PA) on the storied start behind CraigCo, the flagship MinCom single shot rack, and his newest venture into the wholesale and retail world, Boomville Fireworks.

#13 Launch Position Field & Effects Spacing...It Matters...

You spent months (dare we say years) in design and execution of your fireworks show or pyromusical only to walk away with both pieces of the 18R2 you snapped in half mumbling something under your breath along the lines of "wtf...that doesn't look anything like it did in my sim"
Keep that chin up and go find a pen and your favorite stack of post-it notes.  Bozie, AJ, and Jamie talk about different types of effects, their places within the pyromusical site picture, and the MONSTER importance of understanding HOW they behave so you can nail your site layout and create sims that arn't lying to you when you get to your site.
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