Helix Collective formed in 2009, as a chamber music ensemble with the objective of bringing classical music to new and diverse audiences. A feature of a “helix” is the ability to recombine into many different yet related forms. Thus, Helix Collective evolves and recombines for every program. The original group included flute, oboe and piano. With this trio, we toured and recorded the critically-acclaimed album, All In. In 2012, we became a non-profit 501(c)3. We added percussion and created the World Dance Club program, an album featuring newly-commissioned international dance music.

Our current core programs are the Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, additional live score-to-screen concerts of media music, and music and storytelling concerts. We’ve developed new partnerships with the L.A. Film School for our annual festival and the Film Music Connect workshop with SAGindie, providing original, recorded scores for participating SAGindie filmmakers.

The Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival pairs directors of short films with film composers. The composers write original scores for Helix Collective to perform live-to-picture at the festival. After the festival, the scores are recorded for inclusion in the final version of the films. Films for the most recent festivals were curated by SAGindie and the L.A. Film School.

We also partner with the Composers Diversity Collective, an organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of composers from diverse backgrounds throughout the music industry and to mentoring emerging composers from underserved communities. Helix Collective recorded and produced “Shoutout!” a visual album of music by 12 composers from the collective, “Spotlight” a live concert featuring Composers Diversity Collective composers and Level Up game music concert featuring women and BIPOC composers.

In 2024 Helix Collective made the West coast premiere of Click Clack Moosic, a children’s musical story time program at Boston Court Pasadena.