Creating simulations of your product in whatever visual design software you use can feel like an exercise in futility. It's important to understand your end application and whether or not you NEED to go the extra mile to create solid visual representations of your product. High quality pyromusicals are an application where "the need" is often a ver…

**This episode is an ON-SITE podcast w/VIDEO! Watch on -> YouTube!** The Pyrotechnics Guild International ( or PGI) 2024 was a success for team RHYTHM. AJ Plata and Nate Dexter tossed up a memorable show to open the RKM Takeover. Their pyromusical design was full of special moments. Relive the night before the show with the team as they prepare "th…

Nathan and AJ slayed at PGI 2024. Their opening show during the RKM Takeover will be one that's held in high regard for years to come. In this episode, the guys reflect on the show and (most importantly) explore the valuable lessons they've learned throughout their journey. Episode 61 is brought to you by muuxBRD! CJ Jurczak, the owner of muuxBRD, …

As AJ gears up for PGI 2024, he recollects some of the challenges he and Nathan Dexter encountered in crossing over to 1.3G display fireworks as a traditional 1.4G designers. Episode 60 is brought to you by muuxBRD! CJ Jurczak, the owner of muuxBRD, is a seasoned circuit board designer with over 25 years of experience in shooting displays. His expe…

**The Sh*t Show Roundtable episodes are raw, unedited, and UNCENSORED ** Parental discretion is advised** 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. Jamie, AJ, and Bo chill with Pyro's friendly neighborhood slat manuf…

Jamie, Bo, and Craig Hetherington (2nd Vice President of the Pyrotechnics Guild International) go deep into the sentiment behind one of pyro's longest enduring marquee yearly events. The annual PGI convention. Episode 58 is sponsored by muuxBRD! CJ Jurczak, the owner of muuxBRD, is a seasoned circuit board designer with over 25 years of experience …

At their heart, pyromusicals are very much a creative expression. As with any creative outlet, it's easy to get "artists block" and find yourself struggling to expand your creative palettes. In this episode, Jamie and Bo explore their approaches to continued creative innovation out loud. Episode 57 is sponsored by muuxBRD! CJ Jurczak, the owner of …

The pyro crew experience is dynamic, unique, and personal. The Crew Chronicles series sits down with different crews in an intimate setting to discuss what the experience means to them as they get their shows off the ground. This episode is tracked live on-site with show designers Brett and Bo Domescik and the Light Up the Lake 2024 "Chasing Ghosts…

The day of reckoning is here...it is day you have lived and breathed for...the day you have lost so much sleep over. The fourth of July is YOUR day...are you ready to seize it? Are you prepared??? In this episode AJ, Jamie, and Bo go through a myriad of different things (some, of course more integral to your show than others) to remember as you com…

**The Sh*t Show Roundtable episodes are raw, unedited, and uncensored ** Parental discretion is advised. The Roundtables are a departure from the normal structured episode drops. They are completely freeform conversation with pyros and there are no pre-determined topics of conversation. For the inaugural voyage, community and industry designers Joh…

Putting together a pyro show is taxing, mentally, physically, and emotionally. In this episode, the guys explore their coping mechanisms for keeping pyro show anxiety at bay. Support the Sh*t Show!! Contribute -> Patreon Hang with us -> Discord Buy some Merch, balls, DB25 Cables or leave us a Voicemail!…

When Bo's not doing the fireworks thing, he's producing audio. He started PYRO Trax to help companies and hobbyists with their different soundtrack application needs. In this episode AJ, Jamie, and Bo dive into what makes for a cohesive soundtrack. Bo shares some creative and technical tips and tricks you can use to make your pyro show soundtrack c…

Chad knows things. Beards, Gurbs, Recreational bus driving, and home warehouse management. He can also provide sound advice on...welll...sound...Getting started with sound systems for your backyard or smaller venue pyromusicals is a daunting task. In this episode Jamie, AJ, and Bo clean their good ears out as Chad takes them through his philosophy …

This week is special. We're celebrating our 50th episode...and we get to do so with an extremely talented hobbyist show designer. Travis Kramer is (fairly new) show designer out of Kansas City, MO. He's a member of KCAP, he's the design mind behind KCAPs 2024 Spirit of 76 win at the annual Missouri Showdown, AND he's an outstandingly genuine & self…

We've all been there. You can't always get what you want. Sometimes it happens early in the design process and you have time to work through a substitution, and sometimes it happens when product shows up and you've got the cases open (surprise!). Either way, knowing how to approach handling changes is important. AJ, Jamie, and Bo reminisce on some …

From the potentially serious to the not so serious, "disasters" come in all shapes and sizes and they can result in horrible shows and overall bad pyro experiences. What matters (more than anything, we'd argue) is our ability to process experiences and create plans of action to ensure we're constantly learning and making adjustments to our processe…

Marcus Berger is the general manager of Fireworks Forever in St. Croix Falls, WI. servicing the 1.4 and 1.4 pro markets. AJ, Jamie, and Bo rap with Marcus on the evolution of the 1.4 customer, Fireworks Forever's new website, The in-house EPIC brand, his generous contributions that have helped to enable the consumer and hobbyist designers throughou…

Thunder Over Louisville is one of the "must see" shows in the United States. It's also a perfect example of the caliber of pyro show (in setting, layout, and design) that exists somewhere between the traditional shell show and the full-fledged competition grade pyromusical. AJ and Bo are competition hobbyist pyromusical show designers, and in this …

Firing systems are the tools we rely on to bring out pyro shows into the world, and like TOOLS in a toolbox, each manufacturer has their own unique and innovative outlook on how to make the job more efficient to help us bring our designs to life. In this episode, Don Kark & Neil Larson from Simplifire walk Jamie, Bo, and AJ through the Mongoose Fir…

1.4G PRO comes under new restrictions issued by the Missouri State Fire Marshal for the 2024 season and beyond. Peter Rogoz from Spirit of 76 calls in with and update. Jamie's @ COBRA-CON, Bo and AJ hold down the fort covering the hot button news topic in the 1.4 Pro world. This episode is sponsored by Pyroland Fireworks! Support the Sh*t Show! Joi…

In choreographed fireworks shows, 1.4 Pro Lines (UN0431 & UN0336 for professional use only) offer designers from all walks of the hobby or profession greater control over their display compositions. In this episode, Jamie, AJ, and Bo delve into their experiences with 1.4 pro lines and discuss the creative evolution of lines and products over time. …

If you've got hundreds of feet of frontage, getting creative and "exploring the space" doesn't carry as much of a burden as it does when you're confined to one (or a few) very tightly packed positions in an effort to keep your show within it's desired footprint. In this episode, Jamie, AJ, and Bo dive into a tight spot and explore the mindsets and …

Capturing video of your firework shows can seem like a daunting task, or even worse, an afterthought. As show designers, our attention is often consumed by every aspect of getting the show off the ground, leaving us with a sense of regret when the event passes and all we have to encapsulate the experience are poorly or failed video captures. Zach H…

In this episode of CAKE TALK; AJ, Jamie, and Bo discuss three solid pyromusical worthy cake choices (UN0336 or UN0431). YouTube Playlist

You need mortar racks to shoot fireworks...Jim "Goofy Darts" Gifford from Pro Pyro Racks has been a long time provider of consumer and display racks for the pyro market since 2014. Pro Pyro Racks RHYTHM Merch

AJ, Jamie, and Bo dive DEEP into the artistic concepts of creating fireworks choreography. In this episode, they try to unravel the mystery behind choosing fireworks effects that perfectly complement the emotional nuances of a display's music and flow. Merch

Michael Karr's new to pyro. He's a content creator on a mission to educate new fireworks users and enthusiasts just like him. He has experiences, he learns lessons, and he shares. AJ, Jamie, and Bo dive into the mind of The Novice Pyro and explore the challenges new pyros face in 2024 The Novice Pyro RHYTHM Merch

Choreographed pyromusicals are like a recipe (to make a culinary comparison)...too little or too much of an ingredient can find the final cuisine lacking in flavor or chalked so full of ingredients that your taste buds get overwhelmed. In this episode, AJ, Jamie, and Bo explore the side of the choreographed fireworks that (literally) bursts at the …

Ellery Ho (Tong Po) is a hobbyist pyromusical designing madman, and that's meant in the most endearing of ways. He's put up shows at loads of community and industry events throughout the US. His design workflow and simplistic approach to choreographed displays is a constant reminder that putting up stellar musicals doesn't require loads of critical…

Inspiration has a funny way of finding a pyro. The artists inside us are always in pursuit of it. At times, finding it can come as easily as drawing breath, and other times our inability to accept it can choke us. Sometimes it creeps up on us to take us by surprise...and other times it's hidden in plain sight though the parts of our lives we experi…

AJ, Jamie, and Bo pour some drinks, get silly, and reminisce as they look back on the inaugural year of the RHYTHM Pyro Podcast. Our first year has been a blessing. Your friendship, patronage, time, and opinions have enriched our journey. We hold a special fondness for fireworks—they brought us together and continue to serve as the thread that weav…

AJ, Jamie, Bo, and special guest Nate the pyromusical meat-man step into the firing line this week as the women that stand behind them (Amber, Stephanie, Katie, and Vannah) take center stage to speak the truth about their feelings for the guys' pyro hobbies and its impact on their lives. The fireworks season has a profound effect on the die-hard ho…

1.4G (whether UN0331 consumer or UN0331 For Professional Use Only) multi-shot fireworks cakes can be great product to lean on for variety and effect variation in your pyromusicals. This episode is the first in the CAKE TALK series where Bo, AJ, and Jamie share what 1.4G cakes they love using in their pyromusicals....and why! *Learn how to spot the …

Before the fancy pants pyros showed up with their buttons, batteries, and little blinking lights, pyros used fusee's, coordinated team effort, and sheer will alone to put stellar shows up. In this episode long-time Thump Junkie, Illinois resident ,and lead shooter Doug Moser raps with the guys about the art and creativity behind hand-fired shows an…

In 2022, Ohio (finally) granted legal permission to consumers to discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks during specific holidays within the sate, however this legalization comes with an imposing storage limit of 125lbs of total pyrotechnic composition materials at any one time. In this episode, Bo, AJ, and Jamie get real with Andre LeBlanc and Jim Sakal…

COBRA Zach once ordered a steak at a restaurant, that steak obeyed every command it was given... COBRA Firing Systems places the utmost priority on service to their customer base. Zach Gilbert; head of COBRA's customer service and customer experience dept. is the human embodiment of that effort. Zach and the guys talk the future of the firing syste…

All aboard the short bus ladies...we're going to fireball school...Bo and Alfredo Pasta boi get a crash course on fireballs courtesy of Jamie and guest host and dear RHYTHM friend Chad Leinart. Technical difficulties run rampant. Who'd have thought talking fireballs could be so phallic? COBRA lives up to their best-in-class customer service reputat…

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.…

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 celebratio…

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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) B…

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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 wit…

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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 …

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 syst…

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.By Bozie Music, llc.

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.…