Education
Helbock studied classical piano at the conservatory in Feldkirch, Austria with Professor Ferenc Bognar.
Helbock studied classical piano at the conservatory in Feldkirch, Austria with Professor Ferenc Bognar.
In addition he also was a private student of the New York Jazzpianist Peter Madsen. With his different musical projects, like the "David Helbock Trio", "David Helbock"s Random/Control" and also as a Soloartist, Helbock toured all over the planet on all continents. In 2010 he released his "Personal Realbook", a compositional project, where he wrote one tune every day for a whole year, inspired by the Brazilian jazzlegend Hermeto Pascoal.
Hermeto also contributed a song to Helbock"s Civil Defense "Think of Two" in 2014.
In 2014 Helbock appeared as a soloist on Michael Mantler"s Civil Defense "The Jazzcomposers Orchestra – Update" published on ECM. Helbock"s last five CDs as a leader were published on the label Traumton in Berlin.