7-447: Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One is a 1999 solo mix album by Liam Howlett of The Prodigy (the latter used as a moniker in this case), initially produced for BBC Radio 1 's mix show The Breezeblock . There are more than 48 tunes from many artists mixed, scratched and cut. The album came about as a result of a 1998 guest DJ appearance by Howlett on Mary Anne Hobbs 's Breezeblock show on BBC Radio 1, producing
14-493: A similar set. In a bid to stop popular bootleg copies of the show, an official album was released, essentially an extended version of the Breezeblock mix. The two mixes are not exactly the same as permission to use certain tracks was not forthcoming. Most notable is the removal of The Beatles ' " Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band ", which was also left off The Chemical Brothers ' Brothers Gonna Work It Out DJ Mix but
21-606: The Prodigy in 1990. In 1998, Howlett was offered the chance to do a mix for Mary Anne Hobbs ' radio show. He dug out some of his old favourite tracks again and this prompted him to release an edited (due to some copyright issues) version of the mix in February 1999. It was the first material which was recorded in his new home studio "The Dirtchamber", so accordingly the album was to be called Prodigy present The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One . In 1999, Howlett composed music for
28-667: The age of 14, he mixed songs recorded from the radio using the pause button on his cassette player. He was first influenced by hip hop music and culture when he began to attend school at Alec Hunter High School in Braintree. He learned breakdancing alongside his crew called the Pure City Breakers, and DJed in his first band Cut 2 Kill. After a fight at a gig in support of the band, Liam left Cut 2 Kill and started to write his own music. He went to his first rave in 1989. Howlett and dancer/vocalist Keith Flint formed
35-487: The film The Uranus Experiment . Described as an "anal space opera", the film featured the first sex scene shot in microgravity . At the end of January 2006, a compilation album titled Back to Mine: Liam Prodigy was released. It was a collection of Howlett's favourite tunes, including an exclusive Prodigy track called "Wake the Fuck Up", which was often performed as an intro in the Prodigy's live concerts. Howlett
42-576: Was a co-producer on the track "Immunize" from Australian drum and bass act Pendulum's third album Immersion , which was released in 2010. In 2012, Howlett co-produced the first single "We Hate Everyone" from K.Flay 's EP Eyes Shut . He also produced the song ‘Stop, Focus’ from the same EP. On March 30, 2022, it was announced that Howlett would compose the musical score for the Netflix 's movie Choose or Die . Howlett has been married to Natalie Appleton of All Saints since 2002. They have
49-530: Was included in the earlier promo release, Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix . Liam Howlett Liam Paul Paris Howlett (born 21 August 1971) is an English record producer , musician , songwriter, co-founder and leader of the British electronic band the Prodigy . Liam Paul Paris Howlett was born on 21 August 1971 in Braintree, Essex , England. Howlett was trained in classical piano (from childhood). At
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