Gunnar Helgason was brought up in Seltjarnarnes Iceland where he learned to play the trombone from age 8. Gunnar played with various harmony orchestras as a child both in Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes. In Iceland, Gunnar had various teachers including but not limited to: Bergur Þórisson, Ingi Garðar Erlendsson and Oddur Björnsson. After hearing of the satisfaction of his colleague Gunnar Kristinn, Gunnar Helgason also decided to make the move to Denmark to continue his studies. There he studies currently with Jesper Juul and Torbjörn Kroon.