Helen Meyer
Co-founder and business leader, Meyer Sound
Major contribution
Helen Meyer built the business infrastructure and customer relationships supporting Meyer Sound’s concert and theatre reinforcement technology.
Helen Meyer co-founded Meyer Sound with John Meyer in 1979. As John concentrated on engineering, she developed the company’s organization, business operations and customer relationships, making her contribution complementary to rather than interchangeable with loudspeaker design.
In interviews she describes the importance of close relationships with sound designers such as Abe Jacob and Andrew Bruce in bringing the UPA into theatre use. Her work supported a research-driven manufacturer whose systems were developed in response to performers’ and designers’ practical requirements.
Key work
- Meyer Sound co-founding and business infrastructure (1979)
- UPA theatre-market development (from 1980)
- Q & A: Helen and John Meyer (2008)
In the chronology
Selected sources
- The Ballad of John and Helen · Cal Alumni Association
- Q & A: Helen and John Meyer · Live Design