The Museum of Sound presented by Pierre-André Perrin

Le Regard Libre N° 49 - Jonas Follonier

On the third floor of the Manoir de Martigny, in the Valais region, nestles a little Alibaba cave for all LP enthusiasts, but not only... The Musée du son is for anyone interested in the history of the record. Pierre-André Perrin, who has been in charge of the Guex-Joris Foundation since 2017, tells us all about it amidst the most beautiful Edison phonographs and other cylindrical devices. In a vintage atmosphere.

Jonas Follonier: It all started with your meeting with André Guex-Joris. Tell us how this personal journey unfolded.

Pierre-André Perrin: What’s great about this adventure is that it was, first and foremost, a collector’s passion that moved me. I didn’t know André Guex-Joris until 2009. At the time, I was training at the Manoir de la Ville de Martigny—right here, in the building where we are