Meet the Artists 2026: Donnie Toms (Pro Competitor)
A longtime backyard fireworks enthusiast turned professional shooter, Donnie Toms returns to Sky Wars with the Kansas City Area Pyrotechnicians for the 2026 Championship of Champions. After winning the 2023 Sky Wars Pro Display competition with KCAP’s record-setting Taylor Swift-themed pyromusical, Donnie has continued building his experience on some of pyro’s biggest stages. This year, he and the KCAP Army are bringing a new show to Innsbrook.
Meet the Artists 2026: Jacob Pierce (Pro-Am Competitor)
Meet Jacob Pierce from Parker, TX! Jacob’s rise as a pyrotechnician has been fast and largely self-taught since he turned 18. This Texas native is bringing a head full of cinematic music, a signature obsession with ground effects, and “more than zero” lifts to Sky Wars in September!
Meet the Artists 2026: Nathan Dexter (Pro-Am Competitor)
A decade into his pyro obsession, Nathan Dexter (Carmel, IN) is trading the family-and-friends backyard circuit for the biggest stage in American fireworks. With a perfectionist’s eye for choreography, a crew of close pyro friends at his side, and a signature stash of DIY single shots, Nathan is bringing his all to Sky Wars in September.
Meet The 2025 Artists: Frank Terzino (Pro Competitor)
As a pyro from the east coast, Frank’s looking forward to competing on a wide open Missouri stage. He’s heading to Sky Wars with the same determination that started his company PyroStar Entertainment: to produce a fantastic show.
Meet The 2025 Artists: James Baxter (Pro Competitor)
From large-scale shows to stadium events to special projects, there isn’t much with pyro and DMX that James won’t try if it’s feasible and sounds cool. He and the crew at Minnesota Pyrotechnics are ready to show the Sky Wars audience what they can do.
Meet The 2025 Artists: Tom Kohnen (Pro-Am Competitor)
Tom is traveling from the land of Disney to compete in this year’s Sky Wars championship! With a background in musical education and over 600 shows as a pyro crew member under his belt, Tom is excited to present a large-scale fireworks display of his own creation.
Meet The 2025 Artists: Kevin Adams (Pro-Am Competitor)
Still a theater kid at heart, Kevin Adams’ longtime passion for pyro artistry has brought him to the Sky Wars stage. Kevin hopes his imagination and knack for storytelling will resonate with the audience on September 28.
Meet The 2025 Artists: Shaun Hauter (Pro-Am Champion)
Shaun Hauter is no rookie to pyrotechnic competitions! With his expertise in all things fireworks and a reliable crew at his side, Shaun plans to pull off some new tricks in his first Sky Wars Pro-Am championship.
Meet The 2025 Artists: John Mikrut Jr. (Pro Champion)
The pyro bug has brought John quite far from his early days assisting with backyard shows nearly two decades ago. He’s a fresh RKM recruit AND will be competing on the Sky Wars big stage for the first time this year – all in between leading large-scale events in his hometowns.
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