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Y<\/span>ou might say Tyler Kensinger was fated to join Sound Precision Entertainment. <\/span><\/p>\n Scott Terranova, SPE owner and CEO, came into Best Buy one day to purchase a printer. Kensinger, whose day job is an asset strategist for Best Buy stores, noticed the name “Terranova” on his ID. Coincidentally, Kensinger’s drag queen\/DJ persona name is Terra Nova! He shared this with Terranova, who mentioned he owned a DJ company and was looking to hire new talent. The rest is history!<\/span><\/p>\n Kensinger, who grew up on the east side in Madison, Ohio, but currently resides in Cleveland, has been in the DJ business for three years and got his start when he served as the general manager of a special event venue. <\/span><\/p>\n As a DJ, performer and manager, Kensinger has seen all types of events. <\/span><\/p>\n “The best wedding advice I can give is to not take it too seriously,” he said. “Your wedding is supposed to be fun, and if that means your aunt faceplants into the cake, then so be it. That’s a pretty awesome memory!”<\/span><\/p>\n When he’s not serving as a lead DJ and emcee for SPE, Kensinger occasionally performs in drag.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m a very casual performing drag queen as in I perform over four to six months or so just for fun not for profit,” he said. “I’ve performed at Cleveland’s Bounce Nightclub and Akron’s Interbelt Nite Club.”<\/span><\/p>\n Through these performances, Kensinger met a same-sex couple getting married in October. They asked him to DJ their wedding, which he will do in drag.<\/span><\/p>\n Kensinger also enjoys participating in live-stream video game play.<\/span><\/p>\n “The game I’m playing 90 percent of the time is League of Legends, arguably the most popular MOBA (Muliplayer Online Battle Arena) game to ever exist,” he said. “The dream is to compete competitively and gain e-sports exposure, which has made its way in to ESPN and is growing rapidly in popularity every day. You’ll occasionally catch me playing Wizard101, Civilization 5, Sims and, more recently, Overwatch. I stream on Twitch, which is kind of like ESPN\/YouTube for gaming.”<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” text_font_size=”12″ background_color=”#dbdbdb” custom_padding=”|15px||15px”]<\/p>\n Q&A with Tyler Kensinger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n What is your favorite song to play at events?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “Don’t Stop Believing.” Nothing gets people holding hands and swaying back and forth like a little Journey.<\/span><\/p>\n How do you pump up the crowd?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I find the best way to pump up a crowd is to keep it light and not take the formalities so seriously that it makes them not fun. This is the best day of peoples lives, and stress is not allowed!<\/span><\/p>\n What is your favorite part of the job?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Introducing the bride and groom for their grand entrance. The energy and happiness you can feel in the room is a huge rush of emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n What do you like to do in your free time?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n My free time is consumed by many a naps and lots of video games. Work hard. Nap Hard.<\/span><\/p>\n What inspires you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The vision of infinite possibilities is what keeps me striving to be the best I can be, I could be anything I want to if I just put my mind to it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You might say Tyler Kensinger was fated to join Sound Precision Entertainment. 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