So Young, Yet, So Accomplished

Mark Kephart with celebrity Jamie Lynn Spears.

Subtle vibrations. Calming, yet full of energy. Loud enough to catch your attention, but not loud enough to be annoying. The cars on Oakland Avenue steadily paced by as Spott’s Music Center new general manager, Mark Kephart, slashed prices on musical instruments.


Mark, who is only a mere 21 years of age, has started to take over his dad’s family-owned business in DuBois, Punxsutawney, and Indiana.

“Music has always been a part of a life,” Mark said, “never really paid attention to other subjects in school.”


Over the next 10 years, Mark would like to see Spott’s transform into a comfortable learning environment.

“I people to come hang out, maybe learn a thing or two,” Mark exclaimed.


He would like to create more music lessons, more types of lessons, and overall, “more geared to the education of music.”

However, Mark says it’s not only the increased level in music education that he wants to see.

“I want to build good relationships, because I naturally am a good guy and I care about people and their problems. Everyone has an interesting story,” Mark exclaimed.


Some may say Mark even has an interesting story to tell.


In June, Mark will be taking two weeks off to hit the road. He will be playing all over the country to promote his album, “Driving Songs to Fall Asleep To.” The album is indie/folk rock.

Everyone girl loves a rock star, right? Well ladies, Mark wants you to know one thing.

“I am extremely good looking…and single,” Mark said.