(Part of The Weekly Check In series)

Here is the Weekly Check In with Mark Harrison. It’s probably one of the longest ones ever.
Mark plays many instruments in the band Capybara (who I’ve talked about a lot lately and if you haven’t listened yet, you should right now.) He lives in Kansas City, MO and he’s a very talented guy. I recently got to meet him in person when Capybara played in San Francisco last week and it was great. How good is that photo of him?
(Here’s a video of the first song of their show in SF shot terribly on my digital camera)
Find out more about them at http://capybaramusic.com and here’s a new video they just put up yesterday.
Rubin: What are you currently working on or just finished that you’re excited about?
Harrison: Excitement is weird. Being on my first tour with our band Capybara for the past 8 weeks – booking, managing, and performing – provides confusing amounts of excitement. As I stop momentarily to search for instances of this one feeling, I am conflicted. Every day provides exciting new challenges, and when I speak about my life on the road to friends, family, and strangers, I hear excitement in my voice that contrasts my old routine, working a 40 or 60 or 70 hour a week job in NYC, and I know: My life is exciting. But as I sit here at 4:17, surrounded by 8 timid cats in the living room of an acquaintance’s house in Pasadena, CA with Gattaca playing as a soundtrack to this e-mail, and this is the first time this week I have been able to sit down to collect my thoughts, I am definitely caught off guard by this question.
Opportunity brings excitement, and tour equals constant opportunity. Tourpportunity. Therefore, I am full of excitement, excitement is my life, and I smile. A lot, everyday.
Between recording in the beautiful mountains of Taos, NM, releasing our debut album Try Brother, establishing relationships with friends like The Record Machine, Mushpot, and Team Clermont to help broaden our base of support, traveling with Range Life Entertainment’s amazing films, playing in old funeral homes, waffle carts, and potluck parties live-on-air in the middle of a forest, or staying up all night to get on the Price is Right, my mind still wanders to what is next for Capybara. And I can’t wait to see what happens – more music, more friends, more opportunities to learn about music as a career, the list goes on. And yeah, I am excited.
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