The Metaphoenix is a towering mutant vehicle by an international collective of artists and tradespeople. A union of steel, wood, flame effects, and electronics, it is a mobile platform for sound, light, and creativity.
Quick Specs:
Capacity: 65 people
Built: 2021
Flame effects: 7 pilot lights + 7 poofers
LEDs: 16,000 RGB pixels
Base: 2011 Blue Bird Vision
Engine: Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel
Transmission: Allison 2000
Soundsystem: 6 x JBL PRX815XLF subs
+6 x VRX932 line array tops
Project Leads
Creative Director — Marie Poliak — Las Vegas
Project Lead — Kevin Bracken — Las Vegas
Flame Effects Team
Chief Flame Effects Engineer - Bradley Allen — Santa Rosa, CA
Fire Lead - Christiane Yerex — Toronto
Electrical Engineering — Billiam Crashkopf III 9000, Esq. a.ka. Bill The Automator — Oakland
Design
Concept Design — Marie Poliak — Las Vegas
3D Design — Chris Bowman — Toronto
Fabrication
Fabricator — Patrick Vipond — Vancouver
Fabricator — Christiane Yerex — Toronto
Fabricator — Alex Wrzesniewski — Toronto
Welder — Ellis Briery — Oakland
Welder — Kevin Bracken — Las Vegas
Carpentry — Jamie Chebodiac — Toronto
Fabrication Assistance — Kris Maki — Vancouver
Welder — Michael Roy — Las Vegas
Fabrication Assistance — Elliot Wells — Oregon
Engineering
Fabrication Engineer — Patrick Vipond — Vancouver
CAD Engineering — Oleg Ischenko — Kharkiv, Ukraine
CNC Engineering — Alex Borins — Toronto
CNC Design — Luis Varela-Rico — Las Vegas
Laser Cutting — Precision Tube Laser — Las Vegas
Sound, Music, and Lighting Effects
LED Help — Sean Lerner — Denver
LED Programming — Jordan Zamore — Las Vegas
LED Programming and Sound Engineering — Caspar Cash — Toronto
Artist Liaison and Documentarian — Jamie Watts — Nelson, BC
Sound Assistance — Justin Watts — Nelson, BC
LED Channel Assistance — Joey Wydeven — Colorado
LED Channel Assistance — Victoria Fitzgerald — St. Petersburg, FL
LED Channel Assistance — Klaus Göpfert — St. Petersburg, FL
LED Channel Assistance — Mary Fuson — Denver, CO
Special Thanks
Mike Ceragioli — All Around Help with Everything — Las Vegas
Alex Gold — Blunt Advice — Toronto/Miami/LA/SF
Justin and Jamie Watts — Support — Nelson, BC
Michael Binczarowski — Support — Toronto
Andrew Agnew Iler and Clancy Balkis— Support — Toronto
Lindsey Plocek — Support — Toronto
Boris Kostov — Shop Space — Las Vegas
Ben DeVoe — Carpentry — New York
Lain Mochinsky — LED Support — Oakland
Janine Erneuerbar — Fabrication Assistance — Las Vegas
Lise Seignemartin — Assistance — Las Vegas
Coty Van McGowan — Panel Affixing — Las Vegas
Jordan St. Clair Snyder — Bus Teardown — Toronto
Captain Rob — Carpentry — Las Vegas
Bass Witch Coven — Fundraiser Performers — Toronto
Lydia Booth — Fundraiser Performer — Las Vegas
Michelle Zerita — Fundraiser Performer — Las Vegas
Josey Perea — Fundraiser Performer — Seattle
Cheechmo — Fundraiser Performer — Las Vegas
Steven Santoyo — Fundraiser Performer — Chicago
Tris Tiffany — Fundraiser Performer — Las Vegas
Wilder World — NFT Sale Assistance — Vancouver Island/Australia