Tyler got his first guitar freshman year and started playing in punk rock and hard core bands.

[5] He continued to play music locally and worked as a courtesy clerk[4] at a grocery store and also as a janitor until his touring career began in 2003.

"[5] Since then, Insomniac Folklore has released six, full-length studio albums, numerous other recordings and completed multiple tours of the continental United States.

[10] Other than artwork for his own projects, Hentschel has done album art for acts like, Destroy Nate Allen[11] and Kevin Schlereth.

[14] In 2016 Hentschel worked stage crew for the thrash metal act, Slayer [15] and operated spot light for the shock rock pioneer, Alice Cooper.