Leeroy Thornhill

Leeroy Thornhill ( born October 8, 1968 in Barking, England ) is a British musician, DJ and former dancer and live keyboardist of British band The Prodigy. He released solo under the names Longman and Flightcrank and is currently with Marten Horger with the Smash Hifi project active. He was born in Barking but raised in Rayne near Braintree in Essex. Thornhill founded The Prodigy in 1990 along with Keith Flint and Liam Howlett. The two meter tall dancer was there with his very individual style of dancing, with whom he strongly influenced the development of the so-called Melbourne Shuffle. In this context, he was also interviewed for the documentary Melbourne Shuffler.

In 2000, Thornhill left the band to pursue his solo projects. He released several EPs under the pseudonyms Longman and Flightcrank and founded the label Electric Tastebuds, which was nominated as best newcomer label the Breakspoll Awards 2007. Greater success but turned out only in cooperation with the German DJ and producer Marten Horger one, with whom he founded the music project Smash Hifi into life. Under this name were several singles and remixes, including the publication of the German techno DJ Westbam. For "Everything U Need " a music video was produced in October 2008. Directed by Philip Carrer led the Canadians and the Canadian artist collective Bleeding Apple. In addition, Thornhill is an international success as a DJ.