Taking their name from a Moog analogue synthesiser featured in their earliest
songs, The Prodigy were formed when songwriter/keyboardist Liam Howlett met
vocalist/dancer Keith Flint at a rave in 1989 where Howlett was DJing. Flint
requested a mixtape and Howlett obliged with a collection that included his
original songs on one side; along with keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill, Flint
developed dance sequences to this tape before suggesting they start a group
together. Completing the line-up was MC and vocalist Keith 'Maxim' Palmer and
for a short time female dancer and vocalist Sharky...