Adrian Thomas (5 August 1971 – 28 February 2013), better known as DJ Ajax, was an
Australian
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** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
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Electronic Dance Music DJ known for playing a wide range of styles, including
electro,
techno
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and
electroclash
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Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) ...
.
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.
[inthemix50: 2009](_blank)
, inthemix.com.au. . He started his own record label
Sweat It Out in 2008 which went on to sign
Rufus Du Sol
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,
What So Not
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,
Anna Lunoe
Anna Lunoe (born 26 May) is an Australian DJ, vocalist, songwriter and producer now living in Los Angeles, California. Lunoe has performed at music festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Ultra, TomorrowWorld and Hard Summer. She now hosts ...
,
Yolanda Be Cool
Yolanda Be Cool are an Australian music duo made up of Andrew Stanley and Matthew Handley.
Biography
In 2010, they collaborated with Australian producer DCUP (real name Duncan MacLennan) to release an international single " We No Speak American ...
and
Indian Summer
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among others.
Death
Thomas was crossing a road in
Parkville, an inner
Melbourne
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suburb, in the early hours of 28 February 2013 when he was hit by a truck and died at the scene.
References
External links
Official site
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1971 births
2013 deaths
20th-century Australian musicians
21st-century Australian musicians
Australian DJs
Australian house musicians
Pedestrian road incident deaths
Road incident deaths in Victoria (Australia)
Electronic dance music DJs