Whitney Wei is a writer, editor, and artist based in Berlin. Over the past decade, she has shaped global discourse on electronic music and club culture, including tenures as Editor-in-Chief of Resident Advisor and Electronic Beats. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC Radio 1, Vogue, Highsnobiety, Numéro, and Pitchfork, among others. Her current project, MODERN RITUALS, reinterprets contemporary culture through ancient philosophy—informed by immersive Buddhist study at temples and monasteries across Germany and Taiwan. She is currently working on a novel about meaning-making in nightlife.

Throughout her career, Whitney has worked with cultural centers such as the Feuerle Collection and SAVVY Contemporary, and led workshops and panel discussions at festivals including Terraforma, Unsound, Dekmantel, Amsterdam Dance Event, Nuits Sonores Brussels, Nuit Sonores Lyon, Reeperbahn, CTM, and C2C. She was selected as a Shesaid.so and Native Instruments Alternative Power 100 Music List Honoree in 2021.

Whitney graduated with distinction from Barnard College of Columbia University.

Follow her on Instagram @whtnywei.