The Jam Room Podcast

A first on the jam room, we have a balloon twisting musician! I’m sure some of the other guests we’ve had here can play instruments, but few twisters integrate live music performance with balloon twisting. Josie Beach of Indiana has been performing as a musician for years, and now as an experienced balloon twister as […]

This is one of those serendipitous episodes, where I went in without much knowledge of the guest, and was blown away with the depth we found together. Racine Celeste is a clown philosopher, or a philosopher clown, or perhaps a warrior poet in the classical sense, but who cares about labels, she’s just awesome! Want […]

Trying singing the episode title to the Spongebob tune. It totally works. So hey, it’s Stacy Wheeler aka Pineapple in the Jam Room! Stacy is taking the balloon world by storm with some of the most unique photo shoots we’ve seen. Here is the mentioned tiktok video from Zephy Roe and Jack @zephyroe #foryoupage#fyp#zxyzba ♬ […]

Fresh off her first time as an instructor at Twist and Shout, Kristal Yee joins us to talk about moving from acting to balloons, blending decor and twisting, gigging with both face painting and twisting, the awesome balloon community, and of course dresses! Her new download is on the Star Weave for dress making, and […]

What a phenomenon! When you get one of those “wouldn’t it be cool” ideas, it usually ends once you realize the work to make it happen. Not Jeremy Johnston! He kept the launch of this massive undertaking on the down low for a long time, then BOOM! Pops Cards dropped at FAVE 2019 and the […]

Dylan Rowe should really be sponsored by Nike, because he is the embodiment of JUST DO IT! This is a longer episode, but well worth your time. His path to success has been the stuff of screenplays. If you want to check out Dylan’s signature design balloons at La Rocks – Follow this link And […]

What happens when you invest significant time and money into a professional track that just leaves you, not quite sure? You start a balloon business! Atrina Lovekins has been on the scene for just a couple years, but she has approached her business with savvy and skill, and a relentless hustle. Based in Brooklyn, she […]

Donna Cochrane is a full time pro in Noosa Australia with a gift for connecting with kids. She has been performing since she was a teenager, and now runs Be Amazed Entertainment of Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We talk about her news-making wedding to her performing partner Mr Jason, as well as her insights into […]

Big episode this week with multiple guests! Conventions can be the life blood of the balloon community, and there are so many to choose from. We’ve featured several here in the past. Today’s episode is a collection of shorter interviews with organizers and instructors for events you may not know about yet, but you should. […]

If you’ve made a balloon dress, odds are you learned something from Debbie Stevens. With a long career in the business, Debbie runs a balloon company that is truly a family affair. Check out The Twisted Ones. This year she earned both 1st Place and People’s Choice Awards in the Twist and Shout Balloon Dress […]