[08-20-08]Strictly FX has gotten a hold of a great Slipknot Tour photo from Mike Rose! Click on the picture to check out the flames!

[08-20-08]Mötley Crüe has just released their new video, "Mutherf*cker of the Year", and Strictly FX flames and pyro are all over it! Watch it here.

[08-13-08]The Mötley Crüe opening cue of "Kickstart My Heart"! This photo by Steve Mitchell says it all! Also, another nice shot of Tommy Lee on drums while the flames erupt behind him.

[08-12-08]Get your wings and chili ready, cause NFL season is plowing on in! This last weekend Strictly FX helped create a big bang of CO2 and pyrotechnics for the Jacksonville Jaguars player introductions.

[08-05-08]Strictly FX was in Nashville last night helping crown the new Nashville Star champion, Melissa Lawson! We had some various pyrotechnic effects throughout the show and topped it off with a huge confetti cue at the end!

[07-23-08]Coldplay peformed an amazing show at the United Center last night and we were there with lots of lasers and tons of confetti! They are also sticking around for a second show tonight! Some photos of the laser and confetti effects are available below.

 

[07-17-08]Toby Keith has been running across the nation for his Biggest and Baddest Tour. And Strictly FX is along for the ride! We've been helping with a handful of effects, including lots of pyrotechnics and confetti. To see when Toby is near you next, you can check tour dates here. Or you can catch a handful of fan-based videos here.

[07-15-08]Coldplay is officially on tour and Strictly FX is tagging along! We're doing lasers for a few songs and creating one big mess of confetti! The tour travels around the United States and Canada until August, then jumps overseas! Some YouTube videos of the effects are available on "Clocks,""God Put a Smile on Your Face," "Chinese Sleep Chant," and "Lovers in Japan."

[07-14-08]Strictly FX has been helping Slipknot create some mayhem on the 2008 Mayhem Festival! The various mayhem that we bring to the show includes a low fog effect with an LSG Low Smoke Generator and lots and lots of flames! The tour travels around the United States through August and also includes other acts Disturbed, Dragonforce and Mastodon! Some video of the special effects is available here.

[07-09-08]MÖTLEY CRÜE!! Strictly FX has started touring North America with Mötley Crüe on their Crüe Fest summer tour! You've got to check out this monster show with tons of pyrotechnics and propane flames. Also performing are Buckcherry, Papa Roach, SIXX: A.M., and Trapt. There are some awesome videos here to check out!

[07-08-08]Strictly FX added some excitement to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha with some colored flame effects and pyrotechnics! It was a week of new records as 15 American records and 7 world record were broken!

[07-05-08]Gretchen Wilson's fourth of July show had all kinds of Strictly FX fireworks! It was a pre-tour show in support of her new CD that is coming out soon.

[07-03-08]Strictly FX made an appearance in this month's issue of the Mobile Production Monthly Magazine! Click to view some of the flame photos in the featured article on Roger Waters at Coachella.

[06-24-08]Strictly FX was at Madison Square Garden last night adding some special effects to the Coldplay concert! Here are some YouTube videos of the lasers and confetti.

[06-12-08]Congratulations to the Chicago Wolves on winning the Calder Cup! This is the 4th championship that the Wolves have won during the 12 years that Strictly FX has had the pleasure of working with them! View some photos from the victory below.

[06-10-08]Nashville Star has jumped from Cable to Network Televison and has brought Strictly FX with them! We added a lot of pyrotechnics and flames to a number of songs, including Taylor Swift's performance of "Picture to Burn". View some video from the show by clicking the image below.

[06-01-08]Strictly FX was at the Elite XC Saturday Night Fights on CBS with tons of pyrotechnics, flames and CO2 effects! Click on the thumbnails below to view some photos.

[05-20-08]Roger Waters just finished up some shows in Spain, Denmark and England and all of our special effects were right there with him! Next up is a special show in St. Petersberg, Russia on June 6th!

[05-14-08]Strictly FX got a hold of some great Avenged Sevenfold pictures from photographer Steve Jennings. They are some great shots of the Flames we incorporated into the Taste of Chaos Tour.

[05-04-08]Strictly FX was at Bamboozle Fest this past weekend in New Jersey bouncing lasers all over the stage for Coheed and Cambria.

[04-28-08]Roger Waters brought Strictly FX along with him to Coachella this past weekend. We helped add to the performance with lots of pyrotechnics, flames and other types of special effects.

[04-15-08]Strictly FX was there doing what we do best at the CMT Awards last night! We added some pyrotechnics to Keith Urban's performacnce, lasers to Sugarland's performance, flames and pyrotechnics to Taylor Swift's performace and streamers and confetti to Carrie Underwood's performance. Some photos are available below, or view the video of the show on CMT's website.

[04-08-08]Strictly FX brings home the gold! We've just received three ILDA (International Laser Display Association) Awards for excellence in laser show creation! Click the thumbnails below to view our award-winning shows.

[03-19-08]Taylor Swift's new video "Picture to Burn" has just been released and it's chock-full of Strictly FX special effects! Click on the thumbnails below to view some stills, or watch the entire video here.

[03-12-08]The "Taste of Chaos Tour" featuring Avenged Sevenfold made a stop in Chicago last night. Strictly FX was there with tons of our new Arctos lasers, low fog and confetti effects. View some great photos by Ross Dettman by clicking on the thumbnails below and follow this link to find out when you can support the band at a city near you.

[02-25-08]Strictly FX is bouncing lasers on the other side of the world with Björk! We've already done a few shows in Australia and New Zealand and are currently going through Japan and China. Tour dates are available on her site.

[02-24-08]Strictly FX has just added some of the NEWEST and COOLEST lasers to our inventory! We've got some 10 watt full color Arctos lasers and some 5 watt green Blitz lasers. Both types of lasers are very small, high-powered, air-cooled diode systems. View some unaltered photographs below.

[02-19-08]We're on the cover of the February PLSN magazine! There is a great shot of some of the pyro we created for the R. Kelly tour. You can view the cover below.

[1-16-08]Strictly FX is proud to announce another major industry honor!  Congrats to everyone at Asylum Entertainment (producers of "24"), Six Flags Great America, and all our operations and installation team at "Operation Spygirl". We are proud to be a part of the winning Big "E" award for "Best Sports Show" from the distinguished IAAPA. Thanks for a fantastic season with many more to come!

[1-14-08]Strictly FX was in Green Bay recently to help the Packers get pumped up for their big game against Seattle with one of our specialty fireworks displays. Click on the thumbnails below to see some photos of the fireworks.

[1-01-08]HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of us at Strictly FX!

[12-19-07]Happy Holidays from Strictly FX!
We've added some of our holiday laser shows below for your viewing enjoyment.

"The Ice Storm"
"Carol Of The Bells"
"Sleigh Ride"
"The Happiest Christmas Tree"

[12-18-07]A great review of last night's Björk show has been added to Live Daily that talks about our additions to the show including "fire shooting up toward the heavens" and "a 'Logan's Run'-worthy laser show".

PYRO COMPANY OF THE YEAR!

Strictly FX has been chosen as Pyro Company of the year for the 1st consecutive year! It is the industry’s highest honor for live event professionals.

For everyone who helped us earn this award this year, we are very grateful. There are a few people that we have to thank personally for all their support:

Scott "Bull" Allen - A huge 'hell yeah' for making it happen every night on tour and congratulations on your award winning pyro design. We are very proud of you!

Alan Grant - A huge 'hell yeah' to you too, for all your hard work and dedication on tour.

Nat Turco - A big Thank You and God Bless. You will be missed. Rest in peace.

To Toby Keith and his band - Thank you for taking us on this amazing journey ever year.

To Mark, David, Scott - Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your production team year after year.

To all of our vendors for their continued support - Thank you for all your help in making it happen.

To all the production managers and lighting designers who use us now for their special effects needs - Thank you for believing in us. We truly appreciate your trust and your support.

To the Parnelli Board of Advisors and all the subscribers who voted for us - we are very humbled and thankful for the recognition and from everyone at Strictly FX... thank you very much!

[11-27-07]Some nice fan footage of the pyrotechnics used at the beginning of the Jennifer Lopez tour has been added to YouTube.

[11-26-07]We had a great Turkey Day this year with the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons! The Falcons players were welcomed to the field with some flame cannons and CO2 effects! We also added to Kelly Clarkson's performance during the Cowboys halftime show with a huge pyrotechnics display and lots of flames!

[11-19-07]We added our own type of lighting effects to Chicago's Magnificent Mile Lights Festival this past weekend!

[11-07-07]We just got a hold of some great photos showcasing the Showgun Light Fixtures we used for our recent gig with Motorola. These photos include some great shots of the lights used in Downtown Chicago and the Merchandise Mart while Motorola demonstrated their new WiMax feature.

[11-02-07]In the October issue of the Carolina Panther's Publication Roar, there is a great shot of the flames we create for the Panthers player introductions! Just to share, we've posted it here.

[10-24-07]Strictly FX is dancing with the Stars! We helped spice up Jennifer Lopez's set with some pyro for last night's episode of Dancing with the Stars. You can go to abc's website and watch the whole performance! (Hint: Look for the 10/23 episode and Ms Lopez performs right after the first break.)

[10-23-07]Monday Night football is in full gear with Strictly FX! This last Monday night we shot off some NFL pyrotechnics for the Jacksonville Jaguars. And the previous Monday we did the same for the Atlanta Falcons!!

[10-17-07]Strictly FX has once again been nominated for Pyro Company of the Year for the Toby Keith Tour! Please give us your support here.

[10-16-07]We've posted our annual crew Halloween costumes! Click on the Who we Are tab to see everyone. Some are really funny!!

[09-26-07]Strictly FX covered the Chicago River with lights last night as part of Motorola's demonstration of their new mobile WiMax technology!

[09-11-07]Strictly FX helped introduce the Cincinnati Bengals 2007 season with our custom-designed Bengals flame cannons and lots of pyrotechnics!

[09-10-07]Strictly FX was there with a laser light display for the premiere of David Gilmour's "Remember the Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD! The DVD will be available September 18th.

[08-21-07]Want to try some of our special effects yourself? Visit our online special effects generator!

[08-15-07]We've added some new photos of the Green Bay Packers fireworks display. Click on the thumbnails below to view.

08-14-07]The Football season is back! We help start it in a big way by adding our own type of special FX to the Dallas Cowboys first pre-season game!

[08-08-07]Strictly FX put on a huge fireworks display for the Green Bay Packers Family Night this past weekend! Click on the thumbnail below to view some video from the show.

[07-31-07]Strictly FX joined the Scissor Sisters for 3 sold out shows at the O2 in London and 3 more at the Manchester Evening News Arena and filled them both with lasers! Click below for photos.

[Nat Turco - 1957 - 2007]Strictly FX is saddened by the passing of our colleague Nat Turco. He has worked with us for some time on quite a few shows, most notably as part of our Toby Keith crew. Nat will be missed, and we send our deepest regrets to his friends and family.

[07-16-07]Strictly FX joined Select Artists at AT&T Park in San Francisco for the 2007 MLB All-Star Game! We added some flame effects, pyrotechnics and CO2 effects to the Counting Crows pre-game show, and welcomed each player onto the field with a little bit of pyro. Some photos of the flame effects and our attractive crew below.

[06-25-07]Congratulations to the US on being crowned 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions! The USA defeated Mexico 2 to 1 at Soldier Field this Sunday and Strictly FX was there to help Celebrate with lots of confetti! View some photos of the show below.

[06-25-07]Strictly FX added lots of pyrotechnics and confetti to the BAPS Centenary show this weekend at the Sears Centre in Chicago. View some photos of the show below.

[06-18-07]Fire and Waters! Roger Waters and Strictly FX covered the Hollywood Bowl with flames! The latest concert featured flame cannons on both the stage and the roof!
View the photo below, or a fan-made video here.

[06-12-07]Strictly FX added to the Mika concert last night in Chicago by filling the air with tons of confetti and bubbles!

[06-01-07]David Gilmour's site davidgilmour.com has just posted some footage from the soon-to-be-released Remember the Night with some really great laser footage.

[05-29-07]Strictly FX has just completed the U.S leg of the Björk tour! We have been bouncing laser beams all over the stage and covering the stage with colored flames! Some photos of the lasers below.

[05-15-07]We've just added some new photos from the recently completed European leg of Roger Waters tour. we're back in the States on the new leg now, so come check us out!

[04-18-07]We've just added some new photos of the confetti from the Chicago Olympic bid win, and also some photos of the confetti from the Que Buena concert. Click on the thumbnails below to view.

[04-16-07]Congratulations to the City of Chicago on the 2016 Olympic bid win! Strictly FX helped in the celebration by covering everything in confetti! The Chicago Tribune has some nice photos of the confetti that you can view here and here. (you might have to login to view)

[04-16-07]Strictly FX joins the Flaming Lips on their current US tour, adding an 8 watt copper-vapor laser to the Lip's already lavish show! The laser is used during several songs by creating a green and gold laser show above the audience that is synchronized to the music.

[04-09-07]Strictly FX has just unveiled their new 18 minute laser light show at Wild Adventures theme park in Valdosta, Georgia!

[03-21-07]We've got some new photos from the Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon tour! There's a pyrotechnics photo and several flame effects shots, including one of the HUGE flame cannons from the Hollywood Bowl.

[03-05-07]Strictly FX helped add some excitement to the season finale of Nashville Star on USA with a little bit of pyrotechnics and lots of confetti!

[01-22-07]Congratulations to the Chicago Bears on making it to the Superbowl! Strictly FX helped them celebrate by covering them in confetti! The Chicago Tribune and the Redeye have some nice photos of the confetti that you can view by clicking on the thumbnails below.

[01-08-07]Strictly FX starts off the season for the Chicago Shamrox with a bang! The new professional indoor lacrosse team featured player introductions with flame cannons and pyrotechnics. The Chicago Tribune has an image of the flame cannons.

[12-13-06]Jacksonville.com has some nice photos of the Jacksonville Jaguars Monday Night Football game a couple months ago. The show had a laser light show in the middle of the field and lots of pyrotechnics! There's a nice photo of the first pyro shot. Some photos of the Yag laser graphics covering the field. And other photos showing the pyro and lasers together.

[12-04-06]This weekend was the premiere of the Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic laser light show! The show features 10 minutes of completely new laser animation and yag laser beams covering the zoo! It plays Saturdays and Sundays in December and all week from December 26th through the 31st, once an hour starting at 4:30.

[11-14-06]Monday Night Football is yet again visited by Strictly FX, this time in Charlotte! The Charlotte paper has a nice shot of the CO2 jets used in the player introductions.

[10-24-06]Strictly FX visits MNF one more time for the battle between the Cowboys and Giants! We did some special effects for the player introductions and for Hank Williams, Jr.!

[10-09-06]Strictly FX visits MNF for the second time when the Bears and Cardinals clash! Look for the Strictly FX flame cannons on ESPN trailers during the Oct 16th Monday Night Football game!

[10-04-06]Look who's got one of our shirts on? Roger Waters!
We just finished three SOLD OUT shows at the Hollywood Bowl. The incredible Marc "King of Smoke" Brickman added a spectacular re-enactment of the "Dark Side of the Moon" album cover over the Hollywood Bowl. For those that were there, it was a trip.

[10-02-06]We got some photos of the huge pyrotechnics and flame effects that we are doing for the Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon tour! The show has a ton of different effects including 8 Mini Venom Flame Cannons and a 12.8 second long gerb chase with 236 pieces of product! Click the thumbnails below to enlarge.

[09-19-06]Monday Night Football! We had tons of special FX for the Jaguars vs the Steelers last night. There were pyrotechnics, CO₂ effects and flames for the player introductions and a laser light show and more pyro for halftime!

[09-18-06]Strictly FX is up once again for Pyro Company of the Year! Thanks to everyone who nominated us.

[09-07-06]We had a great first show on the "Dark Side of the Moon" tour with Roger Waters! We have some huge pyrotechnics and flame effects.

[08-29-06]We got a couple of great photos of the pyrotechnics on a recent Big & Rich show in Indiana. Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge.

[08-28-06] To celebrate the beginning of the football season, we've posted a gallery featuring some great photos of NFL Player Introductions.

[08-08-06]This weekend Strictly FX put on a 10 minute fireworks extravaganza for the Green Bay Packers Family Night! We should have some photos and video of the fireworks up soon.

[07-31-06] The David Gilmour Website has posted some new photos of the lasers from his current tour. Some are available as thumbnails below, or visit the gallery section of his website.

Upcoming dates to watch David Gilmour (and the laser light show) in person:

July 27, 2006: AUSTRIA – NR. LINZ
July 29, 2006: GERMANY – MUNICH
July 31, 2006: FRANCE – VIENNE (South of Lyon)
August 2, 2006: ITALY – FLORENCE
August 4 & 5, 2006: ITALY – VENICE
August 26, 2006: POLAND – GDANSK

[07-25-06] We've added a new press page to our site and included a PLSN article about the David Gilmour tour and the lasers that we are providing and operating on that tour.

[07-12-06] Our crew just got back from Pittsburg, doing Special FX for the MLB All-Star Game Weekend! Photos of some of the effects for the Big & Rich performance and the crew below.

[07-11-06] All these Special Effects photos and movies are fine and dandy and all, but where can I go to click on a button myself and make these effects happen on my own? Strictly FX introduces GotFX.com! GotFX.com is an online Special Effect visualization program where YOU are in control of the effects on stage! It has been created to help people outside of the Special Effects industry visualize how certain effects look and act on stage.

[06-20-06] We've got some more photos of the Special FX from Arenabowl XX! Click on the thumbnails below for some nice shots of the CO₂ effects, colored flames, pyrotechics and confetti!

[06-14-06] International acclaim..... Check out this July's international design and entertainment magazine Mondo DR. Strictly FX's laser design for David Gilmour's tour is the lead article in the laser spotlight section. Mondo is a leading lighting design and entertainment magazine based in Germany....

[06-12-06] Congratulations to the Chicago Rush on winning Arenabowl XX! We've got a couple of nice photos of some of the special effects that we did for it including the pyrotechnics and CO₂ jets, and an almost as nice photo of the crew!

[06-07-06] IT LIVES! The NEW Strictly FX Website and logo are here!

[06-05-06] Strictly FX finishes up the David Gilmour tour in grand fashion at the Royal Albert Hall in London with special guests including David Bowie. Check out the link for photos of the shows.

[05-05-06] Are You TÜV Enough? Strictly FX's Venom and miniVenom flame units are now 3rd party TÜV certified! For more information on who TÜV is, check them out here.

[05-01-06] The latest issue of LiveDesign Magazine has an article on the Gretchen Wilson Redneck Revolution tour and the pyrotechnics that we provide for it. You can read the article here.

[04-13-06] CMT just posted some great video of the 2006 CMT Music Awards (originally Aired 04-10-2006). Reid, Alan and Richard did an incredible job designing and executing the show! You can check out the performances by Trace Adkins (Honkey Tonk Badonkadonk), Toby Keith (Let's Get Drunk and Be Somebody) and Gretchen Wilson (All Jacked Up) over at CMT.com.

[04-12-06] We've got some great photos of the lasers from the first couple shows on the David Gilmour "On An Island" tour! Click the thumbnails below to view.

[04-10-06] More info on the David Gilmour lasers! The New York Post has reviewed the David Gilmour show, saying that the show had "a smoke 'n' mirrors laser light show worthy of 'Dark Side of the Moon'-era Floyd"! The entire article can be viewed here! Also, make sure to check us out tonight at 8/7c doing the special effects for the CMT awards!

[04-09-06] Some reviews of the David Gilmour Radio City Music Hall appearances have been posted to this site. Some of the comments on the lasers include:
"The green lasers in CNumb(Comfortably Numb) look amazing"
"The lasers, as always with Floyd, were amazing too!"
"They impressively had a line of lasers between the 2nd and 3rd balconies, one of the many great visual effects."

[04-05-06] Mark Grega and Al Domanski are having a sort of homecoming. Strictly FX is providing lasers on the David Gilmour "On an Island" tour. Mark was the laser operator on Pink Floyd's "Momentary Lapse of Reason" and then on "Delicate Sound of Thunder" tours and Al was the laser technician on their "Division Bell " tour. The first U.S. show was last night at Radio City Music Hall in New York, with another in the same venue tonight. Photos available here.

[04-01-06] Happy Birthday to us! Strictly FX is celebrating it's 10th anniversary! A big thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible!

[03-20-06] Strictly FX takes home two 1st place awards in the Entertainment/Graphics and Corporate Graphics categories at the ILDA(International Laser Display Association) Conference in Rimini, Italy!

[03-19-06] Strictly FX did Bull Bash 06 this weekend with a ton of lasers and special effects!

[03-08-06] The Toby Keith video for "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" has been released with pyrotechnics and confetti provided by Strictly FX! The video is available at CMT.com or launch.com.

[03-06-06] It was another big sporting event weekend with special effects for the Chicago Wolves, Chicago Rush, Kansas City Brigade and Georgia Force!

[02-20-06] SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! (and Friday and Saturday...) It was a whole weekend of the USHRA Monster Jam! We covered the ground with a laser light show featuring tons of animated laser logos, had 2 “Liquid Venom” propane cannons, automated lights, and tons of pyro!

[02-14-06] A lot more Arena Football Special FX this weekend for the Chicago Rush, Grand Rapids Rampage and the Kansas City Brigade. The Brigade website has a nice photo of the flames and low fog used for the player introductions.

[02-06-06] The Arena Football season is upon us again and Strictly FX is doing the special effects for five Arena Football teams! This weekend we did pyrotechnics and flames for the Georgia Force and the Chicago Rush home openers! A photo of the flames from the Georgia Force can be found on their website.

[01-31-06] Strictly FX does the Superbowl XL Salute to Detroit! We did some low fog and CO2 effects for the Four Tops! A nice photo is available on the Detroit Free Press website.

[01-30-06] We've just finished a week of covering downtown Rosemont, IL with a laser light show! Click on the thumbnails to view the laser graphics and laser beam effects below:

[01-17-06] We've just added a new pyrotechnics photo from the Dallas Cowboys Christmas Halftime Show!

[01-08-06] Strictly FX does pyro and special effects for the All-American Bowl!

[01-03-06] Happy New Year! We spent the first day of 2006 doing pyro and other special effects for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys!

[12-14-05] Happy Holidays from Strictly FX! We've posted some of our holiday laser cartoons for your viewing pleasure.

[12-12-05] We spent Sunday doing some Special FX for the Dallas Cowboys and spend tonight doing Special FX for Monday Night Football and the Atlanta Falcons!

[12-05-05] We had very busy weekend with a lot of Special FX shows all over the country! We did a fireworks show for the City of Elgin, a pyrotechnics show for the Grand Rapids Griffins, a couple of laser and pyro shows for the Chicago Wolves and some Special FX for the Carolina Panthers! And that's not including our on-going concert tours!

[11-28-05] It was a great Strictly FX Thanksgiving with the Dallas Cowboys! We did some Special FX for the player introductions and some more FX including Pyro and CO2 for the halftime show with Sheryl Crow!

[11-21-05] Wild Adventures theme park in Valdosta, Georgia has a brand new 15 minute holiday animated laser show! It's only around for the holidays, so if you're in the area, you'll have to check out the Holiday Night Magic laser and fireworks spectacular!

[11-07-05] Strictly FX hits the road with Gretchen Wilson! We're doing all kinds of special effects on this tour, such as various types of pyrotechnics, flames and streamers! Click on the thumbnails below to view photos of the different effects.

[10-28-05] Strictly FX teams up with Chicago Scenic and the Mayor's Office of Special Events to cover downtown Chicago with confetti for the Chicago White Sox World Series Champions Parade! Photos are available at mlb.com, or click on the thumbnails for more of the Chicago confetti ticker-tape parade. We aren't just a Chicago confetti company, though, or even an Illinois confetti company, but worldwide. Please contact us for any confetti requests anywhere in the world.

We're a Chicago-based Special Effects Company specializing in Pyrotechnics, Flame Effects, Lasers, Cryogenics (CO₂) Effects and Confetti. We also have an Art Department that are there to help you with all of your design and pre-visualization needs.

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