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One on One with a Pyro and CO2 skilled

You haven’t actually lived till you’ve witnessed a jet of flame or blast from a CO2 cannon that just about knocks you off your ft when watching your favorite act and an excellent a part of the rationale why they’re a mainstay at numerous festivals all over the world and extra typically right here in Australia.

Cue James Christofides of Aus FX is aware of a factor or two about each having been formally within the recreation for some 15 years now (not together with dabbling round as a child with out mum realizing) who provides us his tackle the attract, the facility of urgent that button in addition to a giant challenge he’s engaged on forward of the Electric Gardens tour that’ll function some fairly unhealthy ass cannons.

SR: How lengthy have you ever been concerned in pyro/CO2 for? What began all of it?

CO2: Officially, it’s been 15 years. Unofficially, nearer to 20. I liked to play with hearth as a child, as plenty of children do. I then realised I may flip it right into a job, and from then on you couldn’t cease me. Its exhausting to place into phrases, however its one thing about having the ability to play with all that vitality. And the adrenalin of a gig is one thing else. It feels fairly good once you press a button and the gang goes loopy.

SR: What do you assume attracts folks in in relation to CO2 cannons throughout performances?

CO2: It’s the depth of the impact. They’re loud, quick, and at all times improve the vitality of a drop.

SR: Whats subsequent for CO2 and pyro?? Any predictions for followers to be prepared for?

CO2: Well we’re making the cryo a bit of extra interactive for Electric Gardens. Get entrance row in order for you a brand new hair-do. If it’s a sizzling day, your gonna find it irresistible.

SR: How does the Amnesia CO2 cannons stack up globally? Are they the most important/baddest Australia has seen?

CO2: These are customized made in Australia particularly for this competition. We’ve taken our common AusJet and made it two and a half instances greater. I don’t know of anybody constructing something related right here in Australia.

So there you might have it, when watching these stunning plumes of CO2 blast skyward consider James blowing stuff up as a child and know that goals do come true.

As talked about above, he’ll be manning the Amnesia Stage at this years Electric Gardens festival that’ll function units from Patrick Topping (three hours), Eats Everything, Sigma, Grum and lots of, many extra.

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