The name Helvetia is a personification of Switzerland, the childhood home of bandleader and primary songwriter Jason Albertini.
Jason Albertini started Helvetia after the dissolution of the band Duster (in which he played drums).
Helvetia is produced and performed by Jason Albertini and sustained by a rotating live line-up, which has included C. Dove Amber, Jim Roth, Scott Plouf, Zeke Howard, and Samantha Stidham.
In 2012, Helvetia released the album Nothing in Rambling on Joyful Noise Recordings.
[3] On August 6, 2023, Jason confirmed in an Instagram post that the Helvetia project had finished, and no more records would be released.