Adrian Thomas (5 August 1971 – 28 February 2013), better known as DJ Ajax, was an

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DJ known for playing a wide range of styles, including electro,

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and

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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
, inthemix.com.au. . He started his own record label Sweat It Out in 2008 which went on to sign

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and

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among others.

Death

Thomas was crossing a road in Parkville, an inner

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suburb, in the early hours of 28 February 2013 when he was hit by a truck driver and died at the scene.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajax 1971 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Australian musicians 21st-century Australian musicians Australian house musicians Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Victoria (state) Australian electronic dance music DJs