John C, Mascot/Performer and lead singer of an instrumental band
- Originally from Austin, Tex.
- Has been in Marfa for five years.
- Works as a waiter at the Miniature Rooster.
- Was working at the San Jose Hotel in Austin, Tex.
- Came to Marfa for a Chinati Open House Weekend.
- The owners of the San Jose Hotel said they were opening a hotel in Marfa.
- He was over Austin.
- Moved to Marfa.
- He met Carlos, John and Anthony.
- He didn’t play an instrument but hung out with them during practice.
- He does performances during their shows and has become the lead singer of an instrumental band.
John Rayburn, Bassist
Foundation for Jammable Resources is an artist collective-cum-band whose shows blend installation SCARPE NIKE SHOX, punk and performance art. Its members — many of whom hail from California or Texas and earn paychecks in restaurants — have all been in Marfa, Tex., for about five years. Carlos Lujan and John Rayburn have played music together for 12 years and met Anthony DeSimone 4 years ago in the local scene. They started jamming together at parties, realized they had a lot in common and ultimately had a drum war in front of the Ballroom late one night during a Chinati Open House weekend. They started playing and experimenting with music with John Rayburn and decided they liked what they were doing and wanted to play live. They played a party at Jeff Elrod’s studio on the Sunday night of Chinati weekend (a night for locals to get together after all the tourists have left) and an amazing thing happened…
- Originally from San Jose, Calif.
- Has been in Marfa for six years.
- Works as a waiter at Hotel Paisano.
- Parents moved to Alpine, Tex. (20 miles from Marfa), in the hopes of retiring and ended up moving back to California.
- Carlos stayed behind to finish high school.
- Got his degree in fine arts from Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
- Decided to travel and look for somewhere else to live.
- Moved to New York and then San Francisco.
- Wasn’t happy with the work he was finding so moved to Marfa and bought the “compound” that F.F.J.R. now calls home.
Carlos Lujan SCARPE NIKE SHOX, Piano
To hear some tracks from Foundation for Jammable Resources go to soundcloud.com/ffjr.
- Originally from Marathon SCARPE NIKE SHOX, Tex. (20 miles from Marfa).
- Has been in Marfa for 5 years.
- Studied computer science at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Tex.
- Got a job as a computer tech at a hydroponic greenhouse in Marfa.
- Stayed with Carlos when he first moved to Marfa.
- They jammed together since high school but never really did anything seriously with it until they met Anthony DeSimone.
Anthony DeSimone, Drums
- Originally from Marin County, Calif.
- Has been in Marfa for 4.5 years.
- Works as a chef and waiter at Cochineal Restaurant.
- Was on a road trip with friends and stopped in Marfa.
- Planned to stay in Marfa for the summer and then head to Maine where they would write songs and record an album.
- Ended up staying and making music with his high school friend Alex Marks.
- He met Carlos and John at parties and events.
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