[1][7] Herren signed to Eastern Developments Music, a label owned by Warp Records in late 2004 and Lipp released his first album, S/T, shortly thereafter.
[10] The release of Tacoma Mockingbird on Hefty Records in January 2006 gave Lipp the courage he needed to quit his job working as a barista in LA.
[12] Steele Street Scraps, a collaboration with electronic musicians John Hughes, who founded Hefty Records, Victor Berman, and Earmint, appeared in 2006, as did The Days.
[10][1] At this point, Lipp moved home to Tacoma to be closer to his family and subsequently recorded and released his ninth studio album, Come to Life, with Young Heavy Souls.
[16] He also collaborates with Alex B and Lane Shaw of Pnuma Trio under the name Lipp Service;[17] with vyle under the name AUBURN;[18] with Willie Burns as Galaxy Toobin';[19] and with Blockhead under the name Lipphead.