The RHYTHM Pyro Podcast

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.     **10% OFF RPP Merch for the remainder of the month of October 2023 in celebration of 10k Episode downloads w/coupon code OMG1...

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.

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...

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.  

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.

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 p...

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.  

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.

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 pyr...

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, an...

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.

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.

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...

Fireworks hobbyists spend more money on pyro in a lifetime than they'd ever care to admit.  That being the case...We are "the consumer" first and foremost.  Product quality has been a mixed bag over the last couple years, particularly in the legacy 1.4 pro-lines.  The largest manufacturers who traditionally found themselves in a market made up only by a few players, now have new competitors to kee...

Every year, the 4th of July season leaves fireworks show designers and pyrotechnicians soar, broken, bloodied, exhausted, and God willing...victorious in their quest to raise the pyromusical bar.   Through the success (or failure) of any fireworks show, there's valuable lessons to be learned as students of the art of show design and execution.  Bo (Light Up The Lake 2023), AJ (Wouldn't you like to...

We're only a few days away from the 4th, and there's LOADS of questions getting tossed around on community pyro forums & groups.  This week AJ, Jamie, and Bo answer some of those community questions.

Joined by 2020 Sky Wars Pro-AM Champion Scott Smith; Bo, AJ, and Jamie dive in on the state of 1.4 pro lines (Articles Pyrotechnic). The previously classified UN0431 pro-lines were the lifeblood of hobbyist pyromusicals...and all signs are pointing toward the qualified, trained, and competent hobbyist pro-sumer user being denied access to this product.  The "perfect storm" surrounding this product...

Turns out "organization" is a VERY broad topic as it pertains to fireworks shows...One that Bo, AJ, and Jamie will need to touch on in a more sub-compartmentalized and focused depth in future discussions.  In this episode the guys touch on different aspects of displays, sites, and setups and how paying attention to the little things can make a world of difference.

Music and fireworks are languages the entire world can understand (whether they understand the lyrical content or not).  The pyromusical is the fusion of those two elements creating a visual and audible experience that creates excitement that's meant to resonate for both the spectator and the designer. In This episode, the guys unpack the the importance of music selection as it pertains to pyromus...

How long of firework show is "too" long?  There's a lot of different variables that can change the answer to that question.  What's your shows format?  What's your budget?  How large is your site?  Are you a hobbyist shooter or a commercial shooter?   Bo, AJ, and Jamie talk through a lot of these variables and try to make sense of the perfect show length.

Pyromusicals are only as good as the product that makes it up.  In this episode; Bo, AJ, and Jamie focus in on prepping pyro product in the phases leading up to their shows and dive head first into their workflows to comparing, contrasting, and insulting one another every chance they get...❤

The "PLZ Help, there's so many firing system gear configurations, which ones should I buy?" question seems simple to answer on the surface (and IS often answered...by a LOT of the community, all at once...and some times to a point where the original poster winds up leaving more confused than before they asked.) In this episode; Bo, AJ, and Jamie dive into how get a better understanding of YOUR nee...

Pyromusicals are all about the timing of the effects.  If these aren't right, the visual effects don't live in the same world as the music it shares the moment with.  Bo, AJ, and Jamie talk primary product category prefire times (cakes, shells, and single shots) and rap on best practices for getting to know your product PFTs.

The 10,000ft view of how Bo, AJ, and Jamie approach their Pyromusicals and their workflows from concept all the way through to show day.    

Every solid relationship starts with a good introduction.  So naturally these three idiots completely beef it.  AJ thinks Bo's Voldemort...and "we do not speak his name".  Bo completely forgets to introduce himself, Jamie steals the show with a best-in-class performance, and all three completely forget to highlight ANY of their REAL pyro accomplishments to date.  Par for the course.