Industry Vet Juan ‘JC’ Faxas Passes Away

Juan “JC” Faxas, a former employee of the ADJ Group of Companies, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 12. He was 59 years old. Faxas leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

Juan Faxas, known to his many friends and colleagues as JC, was born on February 21, 1962. In 1977, while still in high school, he founded Discomania and performed at weddings and parties throughout Los Angeles. He quickly expanded his business to larger venues and clubs through the late 1980s, and continued to create music and produced his own dance records while also opening for some of the top dance acts of the day.

In 1992, JC started working at the Guitar Center store in Covina, California. He worked his way up to department manager, and, in 2007, he was promoted to assistant buyer at Guitar Center’s corporate headquarters, collaborating with manufacturers on product ideas that turned into some of the industry’s top products. JC’s expertise was recognized by the company, and he was promoted to director of live sound, DJ and lighting. In 2016, he joined the ADJ Group of Companies, where he worked until 2020 as audio product manager. He was instrumental in the launch of the Avante Audio brand.