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Sure to create lasting memories and add excitement to any affair, we love to use pyrotechnics for spectacular effects. Humans have tickled their nerves since the dawn of times. Depending on whom you ask fireworks date back 1000 to 2000 years. Fireworks are a global phenomenon. The first time we celebrated Fourth of July with fireworks occurred in 1776! Indoors or outdoors, we have added custom, branded, close proximity and surrounding pyrotechnics to many an event. Why do humans all over the world love fireworks? There is a scientific answer. Bright lightning and booming thunderous noises activate the amygdala, a little ball of nerves in the brain that detects fear. As a reaction our brain releases a surge of dopamine, a chemical that regulates pleasure. Daniel Glaser, a neuroscientist and the director of Science Gallery London at King's College in the United Kingdom has studied the reaction: "People seem to be excited by the anticipation of a slightly scary experi...

Wishing you a Fabulous, Successful and Happy 2015! Bringing it in with a bang: Phil Grucci's World Record Fireworks in Dubai one year ago. The Guinness Book World Record was confirmed just this past October. We found this video from Dubai Film on YouTube. Truly stunning and amazing!

Amway China in NYC: Fireworks by Grucci for EventWorks from EventWorks on Vimeo . We are grateful to Phil Grucci for sharing this video with us! We recently had the pleasure of working together for a Chinese client's event on Ellis and Liberty Islands in New York. The gala dinner rewarded 1,600 guests for their hard work - and culminated in a customized, state of the art fireworks display. We knew we had to impress our guests - so we hired the pyro-technician who designed and engineered the Opening Ceremony fireworks for the Beijing Olympic Games, just one of the many achievements on a long list of global distinctions for Phil Grucci! Phil Grucci: "Logistics on water locations are always the most difficult. We were working from five firing platforms on three barges in New York Harbor. While the location was gorgeous, it also came with a lot of requirements. We were in constant contact with the Coast Guard and the Captain of the Port. Safety is always our top concern f...