Specialties
Encore Live is an event production company. We plan, organize and execute a wide range of events across the country, including public, private and philanthropic. From weddings to corporate conferences, we can handle any occasion and will bring your unique vision to life. We offer complete management and production services (from concept to clean up) as well as providing individual services such as transportation or entertainment booking.
Encore Live is staffed by a team of unique individuals dedicated to providing truly memorable events. Each Encore team member adds his or her distinct personality and specialty to each event. Encore's team does the work of creating enjoyable entertainment for your friends, family, organization and employees, so you can participate in the fun. Learn more about Encore Live's core team on their website.
History
Established in 2002.
Encore Live started creating fun in 2002 as a one man show in Edna, Kansas. Walter Kinzie successfully organized a concert for C.A.R.E.S. Awareness, a benefit fundraiser for a friend fighting for his life against a deadly blood disease. As Walter worked the concert, he realized his passion and his future lay in event planning and execution.
Walter quickly developed his aptitude for organizing and carrying out large events into a business in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas in 2011. Working originally under the name WK Productions, Kinzie produced events with famous entertainers such as Brooks and Dunn and Faith Hill.
In January of 2012, Lance Byrd, who was a career political campaign manager, oil industry networker and entrepreneur, partnered with Walter to officially form Encore Live. Lance has always had a passion for events and creating fun, starting when he planned his first large student body concert in college.
In 2013, Gary Osier, an icon in the music industry, partnered with W
Meet the Business Owner: Walter K.
Walter Kinzie is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at Encore Live. Encore Live produces custom experiences for any size group as well as serving as a full-service Travel Agency, Talent Buyer for fairs, festivals and venues and a comprehensive, all inclusive event management company.
In 2002 and at 18 years old, Walter started a Non-Profit 501(c)3 to help a friend in need. He fell in love with building a dynamic team to create a unique event that brought people together and created something special. This would eventually lead him to be the founder of Encore Live.