Whitney Wei on club culture and what makes a great Editor-In-Chief

In the third episode of Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track, Nico is joined by writer, editor and artist Whitney Wei.

Whitney was the former Editor-in-Chief of the electronic music platform Resident Advisor, and prior to that, was the Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Beats, the music marketing program of Deutsche Telekom.

Throughout her career, Whitney has written extensively about club culture and experimental dance music scenes. Her words have appeared in The Guardian, Vogue US, Highsnobiety, Pitchfork, and Numéro Berlin, among others. 

They cover:

0:54 Whitney’s upbringing and discovering electronic music

6:11 Whitney’s move to Berlin and joining Electronic Beats

10:07 Whitney’s time as as Editor-In-Chief at Resident Advisor

16:33 The current state of music journalism

23:44 Whitney’s new book

29:54 Berlin, New York and Taipei’s club scenes

40:09 The impact of gentrification on club culture

53:07 The current state of diversity in music scenes

56:25 Future trends in music and club culture

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