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ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA
MUSICIAN & ZINE ARTIST

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA

Cycotic Youth Founding Lead Guitarist & Venice Skate-Thrash Architect • Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA • Since 1986

Co-founder and blistering lead guitarist of Venice Beach skate-punk and crossover thrash unit Cycotic Youth (originally formed in 1986 as Psychotic Youth alongside brothers Jason and Jimmy Brown). Raised in the Venice Dogtown skate and hardcore crucible, Alex 'Axis' Ventura delivers razor-sharp 200+ BPM downstroke riffs and searing thrash leads on tracks like 'Why Everything Must Die', 'Caught Looking in the Window', and 'Skate Check'.

“Venice Beach in 1986 wasn't a postcard—it was concrete bowls, empty pools, and playing as fast and loud as humanly possible.”
STAGE AMP, INSTRUMENT & PEDAL RIG:
MAIN INSTRUMENTCustom Jackson & ESP Horizon Dual-Humbucker Guitars
AMP HEAD & CABINETMarshall JCM800 & Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 4x12 Full Stack
PEDALBOARD / FXIbanez Tube Screamer TS9 + Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
DIY ZINE / PRINT CRAFTVenice Dogtown Skate Decks & Hand-Screenprinted Cyco Tees
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ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA'S STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (4)

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA ARCHIVE (01 / 04)Skate-Punk & Thrash • 2019
VENICE DOGTOWN SKATE-THRASH // 'WHY EVERYTHING MUST DIE' OFFICIAL VIDEO
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOVenice Beach & Open Your Ears Records Official Video
208 BPM01:48 PIT REEL
🎸 [CYCOTIC YOUTH]★ ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA• Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA

VENICE DOGTOWN SKATE-THRASH // 'WHY EVERYTHING MUST DIE' OFFICIAL VIDEO

Alex 'Axis' Ventura, Jason Brown, Jimmy Brown, Rico Villasenor, and Steve Bolognese unleash pure Venice Beach crossover skate-thrash on 'Why Everything Must Die'.

Track: Why Everything Must DieAlbum: Cycotic Youth (Self-Titled)Gear: Jackson & ESP Thrash Guitars -> Marshall JCM800
BAND HQ
ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA REEL DECK (4)
16:9 HD PIT VIDEO
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VENICE DOGTOWN SKATE-THRASH // 'WHY EVERYTHING MUST DIE' OFFICIAL VIDEO
CYCOTIC YOUTHNOW PLAYING

VENICE DOGTOWN SKATE-THRASH // 'WHY EVERYTHING MUST DIE' OFFICIAL VIDEO

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA • Venice Beach & Open Your Ears Records Official Video (2019)

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DOGTOWN POOL SESSION // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'SKATE CHECK'
CYCOTIC YOUTH

DOGTOWN POOL SESSION // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'SKATE CHECK'

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA • Venice Skate Bowl Session (2019)

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VENICE CROSSOVER // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'SUBLIMINAL WORLD'
CYCOTIC YOUTH

VENICE CROSSOVER // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'SUBLIMINAL WORLD'

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA • Cycotic Youth Self-Titled LP (2019)

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VENICE BEACH ANTHEM // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'NO WAY OUT'
CYCOTIC YOUTH

VENICE BEACH ANTHEM // CYCOTIC YOUTH 'NO WAY OUT'

ALEX 'AXIS' VENTURA • Open Your Ears Records (2022)

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