2011 sees Leeroy back in the studio working on new Smash Hi-Fi tracks
Smash Hi-Fi’s track “Take me Back” was on the official Love Parade mix CD released in July 10
and they completed a remix for the official Love Parade anthem “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Westbam.
2011 sees Leeroy back in the
studio working on new Smash Hi-Fi tracks
and on new material with the legendary Kurtis
Blow after his European tour for the 30th Anniversary of “The
Breaks”
LEEROY THORNHILL (X-PRODIGY) - ASIAN TOUR DATES AVAILABLE
As part of the biggest Dance act of the 90’s you will of course allknow Leeroy Thornhill. Being a member of one of the greatest bands ofthe last 20 years is as much of an introduction anyone needs!
Leeroy spent 10 years with the Prodigy on their worldwide tours,numerous festival events and general hell raising shenanigans. A coupleof years ago Leeroy left the band to concentrate on his own productionsunder the name Flightcrank and relaunching his DJ career which hedidn’t really have time for while in the band.
He picked up his musical style whilst touring with the Prod in mid90’s it is a mix of tuff breaks, old skool samples and electro knownas Miami Bass.This is basically a great mash up of breaks n electrostyle toons, using plenty of familiar hooks, with a good old skoolfeel. Heavy on the electro edge and full of funk that rocks thedancefloor.
Leeroy has also joined forces with reknowned DJ Hyper to form the bandHyper – with Leeroy on vocal duty joining them are Hyper’s productionpartner Ronnie and Jim Davies (Pitchshifter / The Prodigy).
Their debut album “We Control” was released to critical acclaim earlierthis year and features collaborations with Wildchild (LA rapper), USBreakbeat superstars The Crystal Method, Dirty Harry (infamous UK rockchick and Tommy Lee collaborator), MC Xander and Kieron Pepper (TheProdigy)
The band (Hyper, Ronnie, Leeroy & Jim Davies) have already createda huge buzz in the UK after many succesful live performances nationwideincluding London’s Fabric. They featured on the cover of DJ Magazine inJune with a big feature on their trip to Japan and had a summerschedule packed with dates at the finest European festivals includingRoskilde in Demark, Dour in Belgium, Glade and the V Festivals in theUK, Extrema in Holland and many more…… check out www.djhyper.com formore information.
2007 looks set to be Leeroy’s finest year to date with a diary packedwith choice DJing dates all over the globe and the release of newstudio productions
Leeroy is riding high with the band and his Djing - so listen out forhis trademark dirty electro, beats n’ breaks at an arena near you!!!
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 he didn’t really have time for while in the band. He 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. Production wise Leeroy has been very busy remixing and producing a lot of international talent including David Gray, Moby and Dr Doom (KoolKeith) and Flint. His own band Flightcrank released their first album in March 2001. His own productions getting mixed by the likes of Maxim, Adamski, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor and Genaside 2. It went DJ crazy in 2003 with Leeroy having a full schedule including UK gigs and the festivals – V2003, St Petersburg Fort Dance & the MTV Festival in Ibiza. Internationally he has had crowds dancing everywhere: 3 tours of Germany and Switzerland, Russia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, a tour of Japan as well as his 3 month summer residency at The Boom Boom Room @ Eden in Ibiza.
Leeroy completed a very successful six date tour of Australia and New Zealand including supporting Public Enemy in December 2003 as well as headlining the massive 10,000+ New Years Eve event for Centro 360 in Singapore - a fitting way to end a great year. 2004 continued to be even better with more international gigs and festivals and a lot of time in the studio working on his next artist album and new productions with DJ Hyper amongst others.
This is in addition to his numerous remixes including the Jungle Brothers and the Prodigy single “Hot Ride”. Leeroy went back on tour with the Prodigy in December 2004 supporting their number 1 album "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned"....but not dancing this time - he was injecting a dose of dance floor mayhem! The fans were certainly glad to see him back and the chants of "Leeroy, Leeroy, Leeroy" went on long after he finished playing. 2005 started with a bang on tour in Italy and then straight on to Australia for the Big Day Out festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast alongside the Chemical Brothers, Beastie Boys, The Streets, Carl Cox and many more.
The first Electric Taste buds label compilation album “Tasty”was released at the end of November 2009 featuring all the artiste’s Leeroy hassigned so far. A mixture of sounds served up by the likes of The Wrongstarsknown for their pumping basslines and wrong behaviour; Jagged Slap whobring their usual infectious energy levels and pushing beats; Kouncil Housemakes his first appearance on the label, and with the continued support of Radio1’s Annie Nightingale and Kissy Sellout, he’s one to watch out for; SmashHifi back again with that dirty pulsing style they make their own; ControlledChange with a deep heady sound, big riffs and high energy; 601deliver a stomper of a remix for The Wrongstars, with a bassline that takeshold, and doesn’t let go; plus a solo track from Leeroy - a gritty guitar driven track that takes a trip back to the electronic 80’s.
