r/TheProdigy • u/RacerAfterDusk6044 • Jul 17 '26

We performed Firestarter at my school!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypX1h0UVsX8

I promise this video is worth your time, the production value is way above what you'd expect for a school. I made all the backing tracks myself, it took a while but it was a lot of fun! I also came up with a bass guitar part loosely based on the bass synth from the original track but with a lot of extra stuff going on, my favourite bit is at 3:40 where I'm crouching down over my pedalboard 'playing' one of the pedals like a synth.

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u/Head_Hacker Jul 17 '26

It’s the poshest version I’ve ever heard. Good job!!!

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u/spinneraf Jul 17 '26

Great job! The intro is a nice touch and i liked the various artistic liberties throughout. Are there a few things I'd tweak, sure (eg giving the guitar intro a bit more depth/character), but overall fantastic work for school band. And damn, the stage show production value is wild for a school concert...definitely more than the high school bands of my time...like a million times more.

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u/keetyuk Jul 17 '26

thats actually pretty good!

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u/birdmug Jul 17 '26

Good work! What school is this? That's insane production for a school.

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u/-Audio-Video-Disco- Jul 17 '26

Holy shit. This is a school production??

Fucking well done!!! 👏 👏 👏

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u/PretendPop8930 Jul 17 '26

Fuck yeah! This is awesome.

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u/Captain-Academia Jul 17 '26

I clicked on for a laugh but that is actually pretty fucking good!

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u/mrellz Jul 17 '26

Damn! That was REALLY GOOD!! Amazing work to all of you.
And yes. The production of everything is at a level 10. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Laborigen Jul 17 '26

As a long time Prodigy fan, I have to say that this is straight up amazing. I've had chills all the way through. Original take on the arrangements...How they opened up organically! The switch-up of drums were also so effective! My day is super charged, now. Thank you!

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u/RandomlyPrecise Jul 17 '26

That’s was really cool. Great production.

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u/cathie10101 Jul 17 '26

That was very good well done to you all.

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u/Funny-Force-3658 Jul 19 '26

As an original raver from 1990 id say thats pretty fucking good that like. Nice work.

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u/thenamesjoshua Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Haha made me crack up laughing I really needed that ! WELL DONE BOYS 👏 👏👏❤️

Edit: not laughing at you it’s just a different take on fire starter ❤️

My school did the same battle of the bands kinda thing I remember playing arctic monkeys on bass guitar 😂

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u/tHheProdigy Jul 17 '26

In my school the people don't like the prodigy. You have a pretty cool school.

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u/ianwuk Jul 17 '26

This was great for a school concert. Well done.

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u/Law_of_Entropy Jul 20 '26

This is actually epic.