In collaboration with acclaimed British music photographer Denis O’Regan, Danish audio auteur Bang & Olufsen has released a striking limited run of 30 bespoke Beosound A9 speakers. The distinctive, circular speaker is adorned with a rare, high-resolution image of David Bowie, shot during a peak era in the artist’s shape-shifting career.
Each speaker also includes a numbered 12 x 8 print of the photograph, signed by O’Regan, a collector’s box sleeve, and a Certificate of Authenticity. It’s a package that straddles the realms of both audiophile and art, and is sure to delight fans of Bowie’s extraordinary oeuvre and lovers of rock iconography alike.
The Beosound A9 has long been one of Bang & Olufsen’s most distinctive Hi-Fi offerings: seven precision-tuned drivers, housed in a circular silhouette of fabric, oak, and anodised aluminium. A sculptural presence, on legs, it’s a floor-standing sound system; mounted, it becomes functional wall art. Either way, it speaks volumes even before it plays a note.
Denis O’Regan and his Rock ‘n’ Roll lens
To understand the appeal of this collab, one needs to understand Denis O’Regan’s place in the canon of rock photography. Born in London, O’Regan entered the world of music imagery almost accidentally, sneaking a camera into a Paul McCartney concert at Hammersmith Odeon in the early 1970s. What began as youthful audacity turned into a career of enviable proximity and peerless documentation.
His relationship with David Bowie was profound. O’Regan accompanied Bowie on tour more than any other photographer. The artist, with his kaleidoscopic personas, demanded a photographer who could chase nuance as quickly as he changed image. O’Regan did just that.
Beyond Bowie, O’Regan’s lens went on to capture an anthology of rock royalty: AC/DC, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, Pink Floyd, The Who, and even Live Aid.
His relationship with David Bowie was profound. O’Regan accompanied Bowie on tour more than any other photographer…
The photograph selected for the A9 speaker is, in O’Regan’s words, “a favourite of mine,” taken five years before he officially joined Bowie on two world stadium tours. It’s personal. It’s historical. And it’s now part of a speaker that lets Bowie’s voice, and a thousand others, sing again with enviable clarity.
“Five years after crouching in the aisle at Newcastle’s City Hall to capture this image, I set off on one of two stadium tours accompanying David around the world as his chosen photographer,” recalls O’Regan. “This favourite of mine is the image I’ve selected as my chosen moment for the B&O A9 speaker cover.”
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In collaboration with acclaimed British music photographer Denis O’Regan, Danish audio auteur Bang & Olufsen has released a striking limited run of 30 bespoke Beosound A9 speakers. The distinctive, circular speaker is adorned with a rare, high-resolution image of David Bowie, shot during a peak era in the artist’s shape-shifting career.
Each speaker also includes a numbered 12 x 8 print of the photograph, signed by O’Regan, a collector’s box sleeve, and a Certificate of Authenticity. It’s a package that straddles the realms of both audiophile and art, and is sure to delight fans of Bowie’s extraordinary oeuvre and lovers of rock iconography alike.
The Beosound A9 has long been one of Bang & Olufsen’s most distinctive Hi-Fi offerings: seven precision-tuned drivers, housed in a circular silhouette of fabric, oak, and anodised aluminium. A sculptural presence, on legs, it’s a floor-standing sound system; mounted, it becomes functional wall art. Either way, it speaks volumes even before it plays a note.
Denis O’Regan and his Rock ‘n’ Roll lens
To understand the appeal of this collab, one needs to understand Denis O’Regan’s place in the canon of rock photography. Born in London, O’Regan entered the world of music imagery almost accidentally, sneaking a camera into a Paul McCartney concert at Hammersmith Odeon in the early 1970s. What began as youthful audacity turned into a career of enviable proximity and peerless documentation.
His relationship with David Bowie was profound. O’Regan accompanied Bowie on tour more than any other photographer. The artist, with his kaleidoscopic personas, demanded a photographer who could chase nuance as quickly as he changed image. O’Regan did just that.
Beyond Bowie, O’Regan’s lens went on to capture an anthology of rock royalty: AC/DC, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, Pink Floyd, The Who, and even Live Aid.
The photograph selected for the A9 speaker is, in O’Regan’s words, “a favourite of mine,” taken five years before he officially joined Bowie on two world stadium tours. It’s personal. It’s historical. And it’s now part of a speaker that lets Bowie’s voice, and a thousand others, sing again with enviable clarity.
“Five years after crouching in the aisle at Newcastle’s City Hall to capture this image, I set off on one of two stadium tours accompanying David around the world as his chosen photographer,” recalls O’Regan. “This favourite of mine is the image I’ve selected as my chosen moment for the B&O A9 speaker cover.”
The Denis O’Regan Edition A9 Speaker sells for £3,995 and is available via www.west-contemporary-editions.com.
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