Pure DJs - Leeroy Hill (X Prodigy)
As part of the biggest Dance act of the 90’s you will of course all know Leeroy Thornhill . Being a member of one of the greatest bands of the last 20 years is as much as an introduction any one needs!
Leeroy spent 10 years with the Prodigy on their worldwide tours, numerous festival events and
general hell raising shenanigans.
A couple of years ago Leeroy left the band to concentrate on his own productions under the name Flightcrank and re launching his DJ career which is what he had been doing for five years before he joined The Prodigy .
Leeroy’s DJing has taken him all over the UK and Ireland, Greece, Germany , Italy and also extensively in the USA. A couple of standout gigs include Djing before Finlay Quaye in London and a Primal Scream gig in Dublin. He regularly DJs along side Frequency’s infamous Johnny Mac – creating a double dose of dancefloor mayhem.
Leeroy picked up his musical style whilst touring with the Prod in mid 90’s – it is a mix of tuff breaks, old skool samples and electro known as Miami Bass. This is basically a great mash up of breaks n electro style toons, using plenty of familiar hooks, with a good old skool feel . Heavy on the electro edge and full of funk that rocks the dancefloor.
He has also done a live half hour mix on XFM with James Hyman a lot of radio in both Greece and Italy.
Production wise Leeroy has been a very busy boy remixing and producing a lot of international talent including David Gray, Lee Scratch Perry, Moby and Dr Doom (Kool Keith)
His own band Flightcrank released their first album in March 2001 to massive critical acclaim.
His own productions getting mixed by the likes of Maxim, Adamski, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad
Professor and Genaside 2.
Leeroy is currently the studio now putting finishing touches to another album project that is yet to be named.
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