Over the years as both Hipp-E and Halo continued to perfect their turntable skills as more and more gig opportunities started to present themselves. It was only a matter of time before the two started sharing club nights. Their mutual admiration and ability to play off each other soon led them to make these chance club dates together, planed tag-team events. These paired gigs grew in popularity with Hipp-E and Halo's sets providing the perfect mix of deep house and the thump the crowds need to create energy, leaving audiences around the world craving more.

Along the way the duo have established strong followings at Fabric in London, Pacha in Buenos Ares, Portugal, Istanbul and of course Ibiza. They have received rave reviews for their performances at massive events all around the world including the biggest festivals in Brazil, Germany, the UK, and the States, but remain committed to staying close to their audience by playing even the smallest and most respected clubs such as Sno Drift in San Francisco and Centro Fly in New York. Together Hipp-E and Halo have broken through the barriers in house music that separated the elitist house heads and open-minded music lovers everywhere to create a sound loved by all.

But H-Foundation doesn't just live off of other artist's records. Going into the studio for the first time after a gig in San Diego five years ago they immerged with "420 Session"(released on Siesta Recordings), a track that has since not only become a seminal example of West Coast House, but also a cornerstone of today's current dub-influenced California based house sound. In fact, H-Foundation are among the handful of American duos whose output has exerted a sizeable influence in the UK. Their 12"s are consistently spun by England's top radio DJ, Pete Tong, as well as Carl Cox, DJ Dan, Darren Emerson and Dave Seaman and have even captured the ears of The Chemical Brothers. When the Chems needed a funked up reworking of the title track of their Come With Us album, they chose H- Foundation, whose remix stands out as one of the best Tom and Ed Chemical ever commissioned.

Having relocated to San Diego in an effort to make joint studio work a little easier, Hipp-E and Halo openly acknowledge that their insight for producing tracks hails from their experiences residing over dance floors. To this end, the duo insists on a very balanced schedule of performance and production time. Two and a half years in the making, H-Foundation's debut album Environments showcases their development as producers. The solar-charged, thumping, deep house workouts that brought H-Foundation to international prominence are in full evidence. Their house tracks are filled with deep '70s influenced grooves, mixing vintage Herbie Hancock and Isaac Hayes vibes with George Clinton era P-Funk squiggles and some seriously funky guitar-twangs.

But what sets Environments apart is H-Foundation's reliance on using live instrumentation rather than loops and sampling and its conscious efforts to create varied audio environments that go beyond house music. Environments is peppered with funky downtempo grooves, blissed out ambience, and the some of the best retro jazzed-out vibes since David Holmes, making it a genre-straddling, multi-dimensional listening experience that works as well on the dance floor as it does in the chill out lounge or living room. 'It represents the different audio environments that have surrounded us throughout our lives," says Hipp-e, who alongside Halo credits hip-hop, jazz, funk, dub, 80s new wave and "just about everything else" as a musical imperative alongside house.