Plurison, which distributes the products of Rega Research throughout Canada, sponsored a press breakfast in which they unveiled a series of Rega turntables that had been transformed by the Quebec artist Zilon (seen above). On display were three RP1s and three RP3s, the plinths and platter hubs of which were painted using Molotow oil-based markers; 100 copies of each of these six originals will be made—by means of silk-screening—and sold, with more designs to follow.
Speaking for Plurison, Michel Plante said that they were "proud to bring art to people who may not otherwise have it in their houses" (a sentiment that, interestingly enough, foreshadows the topic of my "Listening" column for the June 2014 issue). "We give people a black box and think that will excite them—but it does not excite them"
