Collaborations with a.o.:
F. M. Einheit, Elliott Sharp, Peter Weibel, Georg Herrnstadt, Ferdinand Stahl, Elisabeth Schimana & Internationales Thereminorchester, Akemie Takeya, Aurelia Staub & Konnex, Teresa Prima & Company, Elio Gervasi Dancecompany, Daniel Aschwanden & Bilderwerfer, Anita Kaya & Oya, Sabine Sonnenschein, Thomas Deszy & Zoon, Peter Rosmanith und Marwan Abado, Sohyi Kim, Michaela Stankovsky, Erwin Wagenhofer, Tina Lanik, Martin Kušej

Born November 6th 1957 in Vienna, Austria, Helmut Neugebauer is eight years old when he starts playing the piano, with twelve the guitar and at the age of fifteen the flute which is besides the altosax his favourite instrument to this day. After four years of studying grafics and painting at the Academy of applied Arts in Vienna he switches back to music, starts playing the saxofon, decides to become a profesionell musician and goes to Los Angeles to study flute with James Newton for half a year.

Back in Vienna he works as a jazz and studio musician and becomes the leader of several projects a.o. DIE VÖGEL EUROPAS one of the first artrock bands in Austria and maybe one of the first who used samplers on stage (87 !) together with his partner at that time, Martin Stepanik, they invite FM Einheit from Einstürzende Neubauten;the result is the album BEST BEFORE (creative works –89).

Helmut develops an increasing interest in electronic music, drm’n’bass and sampling technology. During the nineties which results in concert tours all over Europe and invitations to big festivals (a.o.Töne-Gegentöne-Vienna,Les Temps Modernes. Le Mans, Festival Tardor-Barcelona, Artrockfestival Frankfurt, Dancas na cidade, Lissabon). After Helmut met Elliott Sharp in 92, who had a big influence on him, he develops a special live- equipment (soft and hardware) to get a maximum of "realtime processing possibilities". The result is the album SHORT STORIES (z.o.o.media 92).

Solo appearances as THE FLAKE ATTRACTOR (97) and a multimedia-"realtime"- Project with visual artist Fritz Fitzke:PICTURETRAX (99) follow.

His recent studio/live project is LOP:NOR a partly virtuell drm’n’bass flavoured funky lounge jazzband. LOP NOR - ECLIPSE-EP (ecco chamber-2003) und 41°30’N 88°30’E CD(ecco chamber 2004)-concerthighlights in 04/05 JazzfestSaalfelden, Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf, Porgy & Bess-Short Cuts Festival featuring Karl Ritter

Further Helmut works as a composer for film/theater/dance in various contexts. among others:

• the soundtrack to the documentary WE FEED THE WORLD (2006) from Erwin Wagenhofer.
• the soundtrack to the documentary LET'S MAKE MONEY (2008) from Erwin Wagenhofer.
• the music to the text collage JANDL IM SUPERMARKT (2008) from Michaela Stankovsky and Kurt Raubal.
• DER ZERBROCHNE KRUG (Heinrich v. Kleist)
  Residenztheater München 2009
  directed by Tina Lanik, music by Helmut Neugebauer.
• HAMLET (William Shakespeare)
  Schauspielhaus Graz, Premiere: 17.10.2010
  directed by Theu Boermans, music by Helmut Neugebauer.
• DAS WEITE LAND (Arthur Schnitzler)
  Residenztheater München 2011/12
  directed by Martin Kušej, music by Helmut Neugebauer.