Heldon was a French electronic rock band originally active between 1974 and 1978, and led by guitarist Richard Pinhas.
[4] Other members included synthesizer player Patrick Gauthier and drummer François Auger.
[7] Pinhas has worked with numerous collaborators, including musicians of the band Magma, and music journalist and multi-instrumentalist Hervé Picart.
[9] and Jean-François Lyotard,[2] as well as writers such as Norman Spinrad and the essayist and novelist Maurice Dantec.
[7] Pinhas completed his PhD in Philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1974, teaching for one year and beginning Heldon.