Dominator Fireworks Co. Tops 1M in Industry Donations
Dominator Fireworks was founded by Mathew Palaszinski in 2004. Matt was a judge at PGI conventions, spent time in various clubs building and learning the craft including the Bluegrass guild with such greats as Ned Gorski. Matt, knows fireworks!
Matt has always been a generous supporter of the industry, and especially individuals. His generosity through the years has spawned multiple great choreographers, product designers and even competition as other’s learned from his valuable lessons and started their own ventures. Matt was a pioneer in what is today known as “Professional Use Only” products.
In 2023, after donating over 100 cases of product to the Boot Camp session at Cobra- Con, in Muncie Indiana the company’s donations toppled a staggering One Million 
dollars. Much of that number has gone to events such as the Pyrotechnics Guild International through donations of multiple massive displays, supporting the Junior Pyro’s for many years, and on several occasions donating entire shows of product to individuals to use in their competitions, many of them winning awards.
Other events Dominator has donated to include what is now known as Sky Wars, which Dominator was instrumental in founding years ago through product donations again furthering the education of upcoming designers. Dominator has donated to this event every year and plans to continue to do so. To our knowledge, Dominator product has made up of over 80% of every award winning display fired at Sky Wars, which has risen to become the undisputed top event in the USA to see some of the highest level choreographed displays ever performed. Here is Scott Smith’s winning display from 2020. (video by firecat8)
Some other notable events supported through the years include donations to the National Fireworks Association, including one of the largest displays, actually 2 displays on the same night in 2012 in Steven’s Point, WI. Team Dominator and Dominator has been the most awarded line of product in the USA winning awards such as Best of Show at PGI, NFA, Sky Wars and even a massive display at Orange Island in Changsha, China.
Dominator Fireworks is known for giving away large amounts of promotional items such as shirts, hats, posters, flags and then giving away cash for fans wearing the items at events through the “Dominator Dollars” program. As of 2023 Dominator has given away over 10,000 shirts! Matt believes that promoting the brand at this level has helped build consumer demand and helps his buyers sell his products. It worked, as Dominator is one of the top 5 brands in fireworks today.
Dominator is very proud of the people they have supported over the years, and will continue to support up and coming individuals looking to make a name for themselves in the industry. Some recent notable names and awards Dominator has supported are:
- Tim Jameson – PGI 2019.
- Mick Layden – PGI 2023.
- Kevin and Jesse Adams – PGI 2022.
- Scott Smith – Sky Wars 2023.
- David Anglin – Cobra Con 2022.
- Cody B Pyrotechnics – World Record Canister Shell Launch 2023.
The crown jewel of Dominator’s donations came in 2019 where over $100,000.00 in high end product was donated to the PGI for their 50th anniversary display, enjoy the video by Passfire below! If you would like to work with Team Dominator on a project, we would love to hear from you. Please email edv@dominatorfireworks.com.