Facts: - website: -lsb- http://pwp.detritus.net/news/presskit/index.html official website -rsb- - years active: 1986 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: the to right : john heck , lloyd dunn , ralph tape-beatles johnson in berlin , 1997 . from left - origin: iowa city , iowa , usa - label: public -rrb- , doventertainment -lrb- toronto , canada -rrb- works productions , staalplaat -lrb- amsterdam , berlin - genre: musique concrete sound collage - name: the tape-beatles - background: group_or_band - image: tape-beatles-big . jpg - current members: lloyd morgan brown dunn john heck ralph johnson paul neff linda Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the tape-beatles .
the tape-beatles -lrb- also known as public works -rrb- are a multi-media group that formed in iowa city in december 1986 .its members have included lloyd dunn , john heck , ralph johnson , paul neff , and linda morgan brown .beginning with analog tape recorders , and later expanding to include digital technology and film media , the group has used collage techniques to create works that challenge the notion of intellectual property .their works make extensive use of materials appropriated from various sources through a process they call '' plagiarism ®️ '' .the tape-beatles ' body of work consists mainly of music and audio art recordings , expanded and performed cinema performances , videos , printed publications , as well as works in other media .they produce and release work under an umbrella organization called public works productions .