I’m A WRITER, DJ, AND party producer who was recently named a ‘next gen cultural tastemaker’ by v magazine.
Born in Mexico City to a Chinese mother and a Mexican father, I immigrated to Dallas, Texas, when I was seven and discovered I didn’t like girls or going to church but loved writing. Since then, my writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, VICE, PAPER Magazine, THEM and other places. I was the Culture Editor at Time Out New York, where I spearheaded cover stories and wrote about fun and frivolous things like clubstaurants. Before that, I was a lifestyle writer at Mic (RIP).
Nightlife has always been my second home — that’s why in addition to writing, I DJ under the name OYYSTER and throw parties under WHORECHATA, a party collective that celebrates queer people of color and their creativity.
CONTACT ME FOR COMMISSIONS, COLLABS, ETC.
jikumamoto@gmail.com