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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2020}} ~~[[Image:Leeroy_Thornhill.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Leeroy Thornhill, February 2005]]~~ {{short description\|British musician}} {{BLP sources\|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> \| name = Leeroy Thornhill \| image = Leeroy Paul Thornhill.jpg \| caption = Leeroy Thornhill in August 2015 \| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1968\|10\|8}} \| birth_place = [[Barking, London]], England \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Electronic dance music\|Electronic]]\|[[big beat]]}} \| instruments = [[Synthesiser]]s \| years_active = 1990–present \| label = \| occupation = {{hlist\|[[Musician]]\|[[Disc jockey\|DJ]]\|[[street dance]]r\|[[keyboardist]]}} \| current_member_of = Smash Hi-Fi \| past_member_of = [[The Prodigy]] \| website = {{URL\|leeroythornhill.com}} }} '''Leeroy Thornhill''' (born 8 October 1968) is a British [[electronic music]] [[musician\|artist]] and formerly a [[rave]] dancer and occasional [[keyboardist]] for the British electronic group [[the Prodigy]]. Thornhill's live performances throughout the 1990s included his unique style of [[melbourne shuffle\|shuffling]]. '''Leeroy Thornhill''' (born [[8 October]] [[1968]]) is a [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[electronic music]] artist and formerly a [[dancer]] and occasional live [[keyboardist]] of the British rave act [[The Prodigy]]. He was born in [[Barking]], [[Essex]] but raised in [[Braintree]] and grew up as a [[Football (soccer)\|football]] and [[James Brown (musician)\|James Brown]] fan. Leeroy joined The Prodigy along with [[Keith Flint]] after they met [[Liam Howlett]] at a local rave club. Both were dancers for the band's live show which became huge in the rave scene. Leeroy's height is 6 foot 7 inches (a whole foot taller than Flint) and his style of dance can be described as a 'technical running on the spot'. In 2000 Leeroy left the band as he felt he had very little to do in live shows as fellow dancer Flint took to the mic on live shows and the music became more band oriented. Leeroy went on to make various EPs under the guises of Longman and Flightcrank, however these projects never saw any substantial successes. Leeroy now DJs at large venues and is still in touch with [[The Prodigy]]. Leeroy has also been rumoured to be DJing to warm up crowds before Prodigy shows. He also works as regular DJ and rocks the crowds with livemixed Prodigy classics. He was once engaged to Radio 1 DJ [[Sara Cox]], but they split up in June 2000. He has also recorded under the names '''Longman''' and '''Flightcrank'''. Leeroy is currently working with [[Hyper]] and appears on live shows and is scheduled to appear at V Festival 2007 in Chelmsford Essex. He has refurbished a [[windmill]] in Essex for residence, which sold at a profit. ==~~External~~Life ~~link~~and work== Thornhill was born in Barking but raised in [[Rayne, Essex\|Rayne]] near [[Braintree, Essex\|Braintree]] in [[Essex]], and grew up as a [[Association football\|football]] and [[James Brown (musician)\|James Brown]] fan.{{fact\|date=March 2024}} * {{imdb name\|id=1368168\|name=Leeroy Thornhill}} He joined the Prodigy along with [[Keith Flint]] and [[Maxim Reality]] after they met [[Liam Howlett]] at a local rave [[nightclub\|club]] The Barn.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Braintree: The Prodigy back where it all began\|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5542840.braintree-the-prodigy-back-where-it-all-began/\|access-date=2021-07-09\|website=Gazette\|date=2 November 2005 \|language=en}}</ref> Thornhill also contributed occasional live keyboards; however, he did not make any musical contributions to the band's albums.<ref name="Guardian2001">{{cite web \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/feb/18/featuresreview.review5 \|title=A Prodigy returns \|website=[[The Guardian]] \|date=February 18, 2001 \|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> In 2000, Thornhill left the band and went on to record various solo [[Extended play\|EPs]] under the names "Longman" and "Flightcrank".<ref name="Guardian2001" /> He subsequently started a [[Disc jockey\|DJ]] career, but he continued to keep in touch with the Prodigy.<ref name="Guardian2001" /> During the Prodigy's "Their Law" [[concert tour\|tour]] Thornhill was the DJ support act at several venues.{{fact\|date=March 2024}} He also [[remix]]ed tracks for other artists, such as the [[Italians\|Italian]] [[Subsonica]]'s "Nuvole Rapide".{{fact\|date=March 2024}} Thornhill had worked with [[DJ Hyper\|Hyper]], appearing on their live shows. He appeared at the [[V Festival]] in 2007 in [[Chelmsford]], Essex.{{fact\|date=March 2024}} His latest project is the creation of [[nu skool breaks]] record label Electric Tastebuds.<ref name="ET">[http://www.electrictastebuds.co.uk/Electric_Tastebuds/HOME.html Electric Tastebuds] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905155441/http://www.electrictastebuds.co.uk/Electric_Tastebuds/HOME.html \|date=5 September 2009 }}</ref> He signed{{when\|date=March 2024}} breakbeat group [[The Wrongstar Society]] to the label.{{fact\|date=March 2024}} In October 2008, a music video was created for "Everything U Need", a track by Thornhill's Smash Hi-Fi project. The video was directed by [[Philip Carrer]] and Bleeding Apple.{{fact\|date=March 2024}} ==Personal life== During his time in the Prodigy, Thornhill's height was in direct contrast to the group's other dancer Flint. Thornhill was reported as 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm) tall, compared to Flint who was 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall. In the late 1990s, Thornhill dated broadcaster [[Sara Cox]].<ref name="Guardian2001" /> Thornhill married Elena Sadchikova in 2014. His wife is an artist who has also contributed to his projects as well.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://iumag.co.uk/leeroy-thornhill-ex-prodigy-long-awaited-new-release/ \|title=Leeroy Thornhill [Ex Prodigy] Long-Awaited New Release \|website=Iconic Underground Magazine \|date=July 3, 2021 \|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> Thornhill set a release date of 24 October 2024 for his memoir ''Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy''. The announcement stated that the book plans to chronicle the decade he spent in the Prodigy, along with a personal collection of photographs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://djmag.com/news/prodigy-original-member-leeroy-thornhill-announces-memoir-wildfire \|title=The Prodigy original member Leeroy Thornhill announces memoir, Wildfire \|website=DJMag \|last=Ramage \|first=Jack \|date=May 2, 2024 \|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> ==Videography== Thornhill appeared in numerous music videos during his time as a member of the Prodigy. ;Music videos * "[[Charly (song)\|Charly]]" (1991) * "[[Everybody in the Place]]" (1991) * "[[Fire/Jericho\|Fire]]" (1992) * "[[Out of Space]]" (1992) * "[[Wind It Up (Rewound)\|Wind It Up]]" (1993) * "[[One Love (The Prodigy song)\|One Love]]" (1993) <small>([[Computer-generated imagery\|CGI]] likeness and photographs, no physical appearance)</small> * "[[No Good (Start the Dance)]]" (1994) * "[[Voodoo People]]" (1994) * "[[Poison (The Prodigy song)\|Poison]]" (1995) * "[[Firestarter (The Prodigy song)\|Firestarter]]" (1996) * "[[Breathe (The Prodigy song)\|Breathe]]" (1996) ;Video albums ''[[Electronic Punks]]'' (1995) ==Discography== {{BLP unsourced section\|date=April 2017}} Singles & EPs ''Lowrise'' EP 12" (1993) * ''The Longman'' EP 12" (1996) * ''Flightcrank'' EP CD Ltd & 2×7" Ltd (2000) * ''Inside Out'' (Original Version) / Outside In 10", Ltd (2000) * ''Amazing'' CD & 12" (2001) * ''What U Need'' CD & 12" (2001) * ''Wait for Me / Breaking Out'' Digital Download (2018) * ''The Calling / Vibrations'' Digital Download (2018) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{The Prodigy}} ~~{{UK-electronic-musician-stub}}~~ ~~[[Category:1968 births\|Thornhill, Leeroy]]~~ ~~[[Category:Living people\|Thornhill, Leeroy]]~~ ~~[[Category:The Prodigy members\|Thornhill, Leeroy]]~~ {{Authority control}} ~~[[pl:Leeroy Thornhill]]~~ ~~[[sr:Лирој Торнхил]]~~ ~~[[sv~~{{DEFAULTSORT:~~Leeroy~~ Thornhill]], Leeroy}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English electronic musicians]] [[Category:English techno musicians]] [[Category:Hardcore techno musicians]] [[Category:Big beat musicians]] [[Category:Black British musicians]] [[Category:Breakbeat hardcore musicians]] [[Category:British remixers]] [[Category:British club DJs]] [[Category:The Prodigy members]] [[Category:People from Barking, London]] [[Category:Musicians from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham]] [[Category:Musicians from Essex]] [[Category:People from Braintree District]] [[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]] [[Category:English people of Mauritian descent]]