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DJ Ajax
disc jockey · record producer
- August 5, 1971
- February 28, 2013 · Parkville
- 41 years
- traffic collision
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DJ Ajax, 41, Australian DJ, traffic collision.
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Adrian Thomas, better known as DJ Ajax, was a titan of the Australian electronic dance music scene.
DJ Ajax
1971 – 2013
60 Seconds: DJ Ajax's Life Story
A documentary short on the life, career, and legacy of the influential Australian electronic music DJ and producer Adrian Thomas.
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Adrian Thomas, better known as DJ Ajax, was a titan of the Australian electronic dance music scene. Born in 1971, he rose to prominence by blending diverse styles like electro, techno, and electroclash. As a founding member of the influential Bang Gang collective, he toured across the globe, bringing his signature sound to audiences in France, the USA, and the UK. His immense talent was recognized when he topped the inthemix poll as Australia's number one DJ in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, he launched the record label Sweat It Out, championing artists like Rufus Du Sol and Anna Lunoe. Tragically, his life was cut short at age 41 following a traffic collision in Parkville in 2013. He remains a celebrated figure in the legacy of Australian dance music.
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|Adrian Thomas (5 August 1971 – 28 February 2013), better known as DJ Ajax, was an Australian Electronic Dance Music DJ known for playing a wide range of styles, including electro, techno and electroclash.
Career
Thomas was a radio show host for Sunsets (Bang Gang Show) on FBI Radio 94.5 and a founding member of Australian collective Bang Gang.
He toured France, USA and the UK in 2006 for Modular UK and released a remix/mix CD package Spin City through Tinted Records. In turn, he mixed Ministry of Sound Mashed 1 and Ministry of Sound Mashed 2 with Bang Gang DJs in 2002 and 2004 respectively, and a mix CD with Tiga titled INTHEMIX.05 in 2005.
Ajax was voted one of Australia's top 5 DJs in the inthemix 50 poll, taking out the number one spot in both 2006 and 2007. He started his own record label Sweat It Out in 2008 which went on to sign Rufus Du Sol, What So Not, Anna Lunoe, Yolanda Be Cool and Indian Summer among others.
Death
Thomas was crossing a road in Parkville, an inner Melbourne suburb, in the early hours of 28 February 2013 when he was hit by a truck driver and died at the scene.
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- "Aussie DJ Ajax killed after being hit by a truck in Melbourne"news.com.au
- " 'RIP buddy': DJ Ajax killed after being hit by a truck"smh.com.au
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