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Helix Studios
Company typePrivate
IndustryGay pornography
Founded2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
FounderKeith Miller
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
U.S.
Websitehelixstudios.com

Helix Studios is an American gay pornographic film studio. Founded in 2002 by Keith Miller and based in San Francisco, California, it primarily features twink performers. The company began in Florida as a maker of niche spanking films before transitioning to mainstream hardcore pornography in 2004 and relocating to California in 2006. They have released their films in various formats, including DVD, video on demand, a Roku channel, and a website. It also launched several film lines, including SpankThis! and 8teenBoy.

History

Helix Studios was founded in 2002 by Keith Miller, who had previously co-worked for the billing service iBill, which he co-founded, until it was bought out in 2000. The studio's first release, First Time Spankings, was a spanking movie released in 2002. Helix partnered with distributor Marina Pacific in 2003 and transitioned from niche fetish content to hardcore pornography films in 2004. At the 2005 GayVN Awards, Helix was nominated for Best Specialty Release (18-23) for their movie Twinkalicious, winning the award at the following year's ceremony for Twink Juice. Helix Cash, their affiliate program, was launched in January 2006.[1] In September 2006, Helix Studios moved from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to San Diego, California. AVN called Helix "one of the leaders in its specialties" of twink-focused videos the following month, by which point they had two separate lines: SpankThis!, which focused on spanking films, and 8teenboy, which focused on "barely legal" performers.[2] They launched an online store, Mankind Video, which contained their entire catalog, in September 2007.[3] Helix Studios released a mobile version of their website using WebKit in 2010.[4]

Helix released 8teenBoy Boost, an herbal aphrodisiac, in March 2011.[5] In June 2011, they partnered with AEBN to release over 200 of their films on video on demand, and launched a channel on Roku in August 2012. By then, in addition to SpankThis! and 8teenBoy, they had launched their HotStuds, Fratboy, Latin Studs, and Raw Lads lines.[6][7] A parody of the music video for the Robin Thicke song "Blurred Lines" by Helix Studios was released in July 2013.[8] Zac Stevens, a gay pornographic actor who worked with Helix, died in November 2015 at age 25.[9] Helix Studios was nominated for the XBIZ Award for Gay Studio of the Year in 2017.[10] In April 2017, Helix launched 8teenBoy.com, a website for their 8teenBoy line, which was directed by Max Carter.[11]

Kyle Ross became a popular pornographic actor for Helix Studios after signing with them in 2012 before dying in a car crash in Florida in May 2023 at 29 years old.[12][13] His identical twin brother, Kris Ross, signed with Helix later that year.[14] The Vine star Bryan Silva, who went viral on the platform in 2014, had worked for Helix Studios.[15] The 2017 short film Flower, directed by Matt Lambert, starred Joey Mills, Sean Ford, Blake Mitchell, Landon Vega, and Corbin Colby, five gay pornographic actors from Helix.[16] By 2018, Helix Studios had a devoted female following. 13 Red Media, an LGBT media company founded by Miller, began releasing the Rise Up series of young adult novels based on Helix Studios actors, including His Own Way Out, based on Blake Mitchell, Twink, based on Kyle Ross, and Electric Soul, based on Joey Mills.[17][18][19] Helix Studios actor Shane Cook announced in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma.[20] In 2020, Helix Studios won the GayVN Award for Best Feature for their film Vegas Nights and their actor Alex Riley won the GayVN Award for Best Newcomer; Helix Studios announced that Riley died the following year at age 22.[21][22] Casey Tanner, who had been a popular actor for Helix Studios in the mid-2010s before retiring in 2017, died at age 28 in April 2023.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Joshua Maxwell Hired as Affiliate Coordinator for Helix Cash". AVN. June 21, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Jansen, Brady (October 18, 2006). "Company Profile: Helix Studios". AVN. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Helix Studios Launches New Online Store, Mankind Video". AVN. September 15, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Helix Studios Goes Mobile". AVN. San Diego. November 10, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Street, Sharan (March 10, 2011). "Helix Studios Releases 8teenboy-Branded Herbal Aphrodisiac". AVN. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "AEBN Partners with Helix Studios for Exclusive Deal AVN". AVN. June 27, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Helix Studios Launches Channel on Roku". AVN. August 3, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Lowder, J. Bryan (July 11, 2013). "This Is the 'Blurred Lines' Parody We Needed". Slate. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gay Adult Film Performer Zac Stevens Dead At 25". Queerty. November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Pardon, Rhett (November 17, 2016). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2017 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Miller, Dan (April 10, 2017). "Helix Studios Launches 8teenBoy.com". AVN. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Weston, Shawn (June 28, 2019). "Kyle 2.0". Dallas Voice. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Adult film star Kyle Ross killed in a Florida car crash". OutInPerth. May 2, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Helix Studios Welcomes Ross Twins". AVN. February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "Vine Sensation 'Not With That Fufu Lame Shit' Is Actually A Gay Porn Model". Queerty. April 16, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  16. ^ Thomas, Chris (July 12, 2017). "Matt Lambert's Short Film 'Flower' Film Finds Intimacy in Sex & Friendship". Out. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  17. ^ Adams, JC (September 21, 2018). "Helix Studios: Gay Guys for Female Eyes". XBIZ. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Shea, Ryan (May 9, 2019). "Kyle Ross Chats About His Book 'Twink'". Instinct. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  19. ^ Blocks, Iris (February 21, 2019). "Helix Star Joey Mills Sets Out on Book Tour for 'Electric Soul'". AVN. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  20. ^ Grant, David (August 29, 2018). "Helix Studios stud Shane Cook announces he has cancer". Queerty. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  21. ^ Street, Mikelle (January 21, 2020). "Here's Who Won the 'Oscars of Gay Porn' for 2020". Out. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  22. ^ Tabberer, Jamie (May 17, 2021). "Gay porn star Alex Riley dead at 22: 'We love you, rest in peace'". Attitude. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "Retired Performer Casey Tanner Passes Away". XBIZ. April 15, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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