After stumbling upon soul-sampled dubstep in 2009, Arielle Lana LeJarde was instantly engrossed in a passion for electronic music. That love has led her to become a New York City culture journalist, author, and event producer dedicated to documenting the modern history of underground electronic music and hip-hop, with bylines on Rolling Stone, MTV News, Billboard, NYLON, Genius, Mixmag, and more. During her tenures as the sole US reporter for Resident Advisor (2023-2024) and The FADER (2023), she broke news about New York City nightlife policy, conducted revealing investigations on key industry figures and institutions, and chronicled often-overlooked American dance music scenes such as Chicago footwork as well as Baltimore, Philly, and Jersey Club.

In 2023, she launched HEADS KNOW, an independent platform dedicated to covering music history and local scenes through informative newsletters and parties featuring a broad range of innovators, artists, and selectors. Her contributions to local nightlife have been lauded in VFiles, Forbes, Yahoo!, and Hell Gate, among others.

LeJarde currently works full-time in marketing at New York Magazine. She also leads Eventbrite’s nightlife editorial curation and writes the weekly newsletter for Brooklyn music venue SILO. Somehow, she still has the time to craft her debut book coming in Spring 2026.

Find a list of press features and appearances here.

Biography edited by Andre Gee