As part of the iconic Prodigy – Leeroy Thornhill – needs little introduction, but you can expect a big and twisted showdown worthy of smacking a few things up on Friday September 15.

After leaving the band a couple of years ago, Leeroy has been concentrating on his own productions under the name Flightcrank, re-launching his DJ career which was what originally started his fire before getting into the Prodigy. His tough breakbeat, old school samples and ‘Miami Bass’ electro sound is a great mash up of breaks’n’electro style tunes, using plenty of familiar hooks, with a good old school feel. Heavy on the electro edge and full of funk that rocks the dancefloor!

Production wise Leeroy’s been remixing and producing a lot of international talent including David Gray, Moby and Dr Doom (KoolKeith) and Flint. His band, Flightcrank, released their first album in March 2001 and Leeroy’s productions have been mixed by the likes of Maxim, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor and Genaside 2. His time has since been filled with International gigs and festivals, including supporting Public Enemy in Australia in 2003 and doing the Big Day Out rounds in 2005 with the Prodigy. This is all upside productions with DJ Hyper and remixes including the Jungle Brothers and the Prodigy single “Hot Ride”.

2006 is Leeroy’s finest year to date with a diary packed with choice DJing dates all over the globe and a release in May of the Hyper album “We Control” featuring Leeroy on vocal duty.

He joined forces with renowned DJ Hyper to form the band - joining them were Hyper’s production partner Ronnie and Jim Davies (Pitchshifter / The Prodigy). The album features collaborations with Wildchild (LA rapper), US Breakbeat superstars The Crystal Method, Dirty Harry (infamous UK rock chick and Tommy Lee collaborator), MC Xander and Kieron Pepper (The Prodigy).The band (Hyper, Ronnie, Leeroy & Jim Davies) are already creating a buzz in the UK about live performance thanks to earlier mini tour culminating with showcases at London’s Metro & Fabric, they rocked the XFM Xmas bash at Cargo London. They featured on the cover of DJ Magazine in June with a big feature on their trip to Japan and have a summer schedule packed with dates at the finest European festivals including Roskilde in Demark, Dour in Belgium, Glade and the V Festival in the UK, Extrema in Holland and many more…

…but most importantly – he’s coming here to the Home of the Underground – so get in to get down.

Catch Leeroy - Friday 15 September 2006 @ Ambar