HELM BIO AND RESUME
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Rudy Helm started working in the defense industry developing virtual worlds with Visual Purple, LLC in 1999. Earlier, he founded HELMPRO (aka Helm Productions) in late 1996 with the mission to create compelling interactive audio to help software entertainment production teams with their goal of placing the real world inside the personal computer or game console. Prior, he has held in-house composer/sound designer positions with two corporate giants in the entertainment software industry, Accolade (now a part of Atari) and Sierra On-line (a division of Vivendi Universal).
Helm has served as co-chairman of the Interactive Audio Special Interest
Group (IA-SIG)
for four years.
He was a co-founder of The Kessner-Helm Project, a musical recording act
with five national releases to their credit . Helm has a background in the
in the music industry spanning nearly 20 years before entering the
interactive industry. In the late '70's he penned two symphonies (premiered
by the Southern Indiana Orchestra), and an electronic score for Martha
Connerton's ballet choreography. Helm went on to serve as music director for a production of Shakespear's Titus Andronicus for Actors Theatre of Louisville, and went on
to compose scores for TV PSAs as well as mulit-image corporate
convention-presentations.
Helm holds a BA in Music (guitar emphasis) from
Bellarmine
University/span> where he earned the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award Louis
Armstrong Jazz Award.
Dec 1998 - present day: Evaluate training-software of
Visual Purple's products for the
defense industry and other commercial clients such as DTV, BTS and Lilly
Pharmaceuticals. Also provide audio technical assistance in the
post-productions phase.
Aug 1996 - present day: As a private contractor, Helm
contributed audio to
Dreamwork's
Goosebumps sequel, Attack of the Mutant, Utopia Technology's Montezuma
sequel, Montezuma's Return, and Michael Brook's SPG Hockey.
May 1993 - Aug 1996: Helm developed sound effects and
composed music for software entertainment products (PC and video console
platforms) in the capacity of a full-time employee to
Accolade Inc. (Atari/North Infogramme).
As Accolade's lead composer/audio coordinator, Helm developed music scores
and sound effects. He Performed console platform conversions. He was charged
to manage one full-time assisant.
Mar 1993 - May 1993: As a private contractor, Rudy
implemented conversions for the popular hit title, Carmen Sandiego, Deluxe
published by Broderbund Software.
Mar 1992 - Mar 1993: Helm developed music and sound effects
in-house for
Sierra On-line of CA. He
authored both the music soundtrack and sfx for
Quest For
Glory 3. He developed the GM patch for Kings' Quest 6 (Mac version), as
well.
Sept 1982 - Dec 1990: Functioned in one capacity as
business manager of
Yvonne Records (publisher/manufacturer and marketing of albums in
the new age genre). And he functioned as one of the music
composers/collaborators. Worked with sound sampling digitizers and tone
generating synthesizers and acoustical musical instruments. (Please refer to
Helm’s
Credits
page.)
Helm earned a B.A. of MUSIC from
Bellarmine University of Louisville,
KY
Helm can be reached at rudyhelm [@ symbol]
helmproductions [dot com].