Top Journalists in Nightclubs, Dance Clubs
Katie Bain Billboard
Director of Billboard Dance and Senior Music Correspondent at Billboard, Bain leads mainstream coverage of global club culture, festivals and the dance/electronic industry. Specialties: Dance/electronic music, festivals, touring business, sustainability, club culture
Kat Bein Freelance (Billboard, Festival Insider, etc.)
Miami- and Austin-connected freelancer with bylines at Billboard, SPIN, MTV News and more; known for approachable dance/club reporting and artist interviews. Specialties: Dance/electronic, club culture, festival coverage, artist interviews
X/Twitter | Festival Insider author | Profile/Interview
Shawn Reynaldo First Floor (Substack); freelance
Author of the First Floor newsletter and veteran editor/writer covering global club culture with deeply reported scene analysis and interviews. Specialties: Electronic music industry analysis, DJ culture, club scenes, long-form commentary
Michelle Lhooq DoubleBlind; Freelance (incl. Billboard, LA Times)
Culture editor and nightlife reporter whose ‘Rave New World’ newsletter and features probe the politics and realities of rave and club culture. Specialties: Rave/nightlife culture, drugs policy and harm reduction, underground scenes
Bruce Tantum DJ Mag North America
North America Editor at DJ Mag and longtime nightlife journalist (ex–Time Out NY) with deep coverage of clubs, DJs and electronic culture. Specialties: North American club scene, DJs/producers, club features and history
Megan Venzin DJ Mag North America
Deputy/Commissioning Editor at DJ Mag North America shaping features and artist coverage across the region’s club and festival ecosystem. Specialties: Dance/electronic features, artist profiles, North American club culture
Eoin Murray DJ Mag
Deputy Digital Editor at DJ Mag overseeing digital news/features on dance music, club scenes and cultural trends. Specialties: Digital news/features on club culture, scene reports, premieres
Email | Linktree (contact) | Muck Rack
Olivia Stock DJ Mag
Digital Staff Writer at DJ Mag covering daily dance/club news, premieres and features with a focus on emerging talent and venues. Specialties: Breaking news, premieres, features on DJs/labels/venues
Patrick Hinton Mixmag
Editor & Digital Director at Mixmag, commissioning and writing on global club culture, policy debates and electronic music. Specialties: Editorial strategy and features on clubs, policy and culture
Gemma Ross Mixmag
Associate/Assistant Editor at Mixmag with on-the-ground club/festival features and reporting across global nightlife. Specialties: Scene features, club/festival reporting, interviews
Cameron Holbrook Beatportal (Beatport)
Beatportal’s North American editor/lead writer, profiling DJs, labels and regional club movements for Beatport’s editorial arm. Specialties: North American dance scenes, artist features, label spotlights
Gabriel Szatan Resident Advisor
Editor and Head of Editorial at Resident Advisor, publishing in-depth features on clubs, DJs and electronic culture worldwide. Specialties: Global club culture, long-form features, editorial leadership
Philip Sherburne Pitchfork (also The Wire, RA)
Pitchfork contributing editor and veteran critic focused on electronic music and club culture, with decades of authoritative writing. Specialties: Electronic/dance criticism, history, global club culture
Website (contact) | Pitchfork staff
Joe Muggs Freelance (Bandcamp Daily, The Guardian, etc.)
UK-based critic whose columns and features spotlight cutting-edge electronic and club music across outlets including Bandcamp Daily and The Guardian. Specialties: Electronic/club culture, Bandcamp Daily columns, features
Bill Brewster DJ History; Freelance
Co-author of ‘Last Night a DJ Saved My Life’ and co-founder of DJHistory, Brewster documents and contextualizes club culture’s past and present. Specialties: Dance/club culture history, long-form features, curation
Annabel Ross Freelance (Refuge Worldwide, RA, Mixmag, etc.)
Investigative reporter and features writer on electronic/club culture; known for accountability reporting and in-depth scene coverage. Specialties: Investigations in dance music, scene reporting, features
Muck Rack | Email | RA profile
Shiba Melissa Mazaza Freelance (RA, Mixmag, DJ Mag)
South Africa–based journalist curating and reporting on African club sounds and movements for RA, Mixmag, DJ Mag and more. Specialties: African club/electronic scenes, amapiano/afro house, culture features
Lisa Kocay Forbes (Contributor)
New York–based contributor covering dance/electronic and NYC nightlife from a business and culture angle for Forbes. Specialties: Dance/electronic business, nightlife features, artist interviews
Terry Matthew 5 Magazine (Chicago)
Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, the long-running Chicago-based house/club culture publication, shaping editorial on DJs, venues and scenes. Specialties: House music, Chicago club culture, editorials, label/scene features
5 Magazine author | 5 Magazine contact
Brock Colyar New York Magazine
New York Magazine features writer and author of the ‘are u coming?’ nightlife newsletter chronicling NYC’s late-night culture and venues. Specialties: Nightlife reporting, NYC club/bar culture, scene guides
Email | Newsletter signup | Muck Rack
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