Public WorksSeptember 8, 2006
*Name: Public Works/Tape-beatles
*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: Not really. Public Works considered itself an extension of the Tape-beatles project.
*Do you use a pseudonym? Ralph (sic).
*Members: Lloyd and I were Public Works, while the membership of the Tape-beatles fluxuated. If one considers it a functioning group, it currently has 2 members, Lloyd and John.
*Founding Member: Lloyd and Ralph (PW), Lloyd, Ralph and John (Tb).
*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: The Tape-beatles focused on tape manipulations, while Public Works would probably be best classified as digital deconstructions.
*Another genre descriptor: The Tape-beatles used the term Plagiarismī to describe their working methods. The works themselves were considered "manifestos by deed."
*Is there a story behind your name? John wanted to call us the Tape-worms, but Ralph didn't like it. So we called ourselves the Tape-beatles.
*Location: Iowa
*Original Location: Iowa
*What is your creative/artistic background: Studied composition with Kenneth Gaburo at the University of Iowa, received MFA in Electronic Music from Mills College in Oakland, CA in 1995.
*History: Personally, I've explored the implications of tape as a medium since I was in Junior High. The Tape-beatles formed, I believe, in about 1986.
*Born: I was born in 1964, but I don't know when Lloyd and John were born. John's about my age, and Lloyd is a bit older.
*Motivations: A desire to understand the process of creativity in its inevitable social, economic and cultural contexts.
*Philosophy: Intellectual property is theft.
*How would you like to be remembered: By who? Am I dying? I guess as a decent guy who left some interesting work behind that made a few people think about some things.
*Web address: http://pwp.detritus.net/
