// About
Radio Axiom is an independent media production platform broadcasting from occupied Kumeyaay territory in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. Since October 2017, we have produced and archived live sessions documenting the underground arts and culture scene of the Borderlands — musicians, noise artists, DJs, poets, journalists, and organizers whose work operates outside institutional channels.
What began as audio livestreams grew into multicamera video production by 2018. COVID forced a break. The project adapted and resumed. Sessions come when they come — no institutional backing, no sponsors, no schedule guaranteed. The archive exists so the work doesn’t disappear.
// what this is
Radio Axiom produces intimate, multi-camera live sessions. Artists perform in a controlled environment — proper audio, proper lighting, proper documentation. The sessions are streamed live and archived permanently. Every performer gets a produced record of their work.
The format is broad by design. Noise, drone, ambient, spoken word, jazz, hip-hop, punk, electronic, experimental, and whatever else shows up. Over 60 sessions and 100+ individual recordings exist in the archive, spanning eight years of continuous production.
Sessions also host conversations when the moment requires it. Border region press freedom panels, Palestine solidarity programming, surveillance technology discussions, Zapatista commemoration, and environmental justice forums have all shared the same production infrastructure as the music. Culture and politics are not separate frequencies here — they share the same signal.
// who
Radio Axiom is produced by Xavier Vasquez. Multicamera video production, audio engineering, streaming infrastructure, and post-production. The project operates as a solo production with guest collaborators and resident DJs rotating through sessions.
John Jolley has served as resident DJ across multiple sessions, holding the space between sets.
// where
San Diego, California. Kumeyaay Land. The border region between the United States and Mexico — a geography defined by walls, surveillance infrastructure, migration, and the communities that persist despite both.
// how to participate
Artists, musicians, organizers, and presenters interested in being part of a future session can send inquiries, demos, music, or video to sounds@radioaxiom.com.
There is no application process. There is no genre requirement. If the work is real, the session gets made.
// links
→ archive youtube.com/playlist — full session archive → audio soundcloud.com/z_e_u_q_s_a_v → live twitch.tv/radioaxiomsoundsystem → instagram instagram.com/radioaxiom → contact sounds@radioaxiom.com
San Diego. DIY. Ongoing.