Kailyn Brown is a culture journalist and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. She is currently a features writer at the Los Angeles Times, and her writing has also appeared in Essence, High Snobiety, Los Angeles magazine, and more. Kailyn shares what it was like leaving her hometown of Las Vegas to pursue journalism in Los Angeles, what held her back at first from DJing and how she got over her fears, and how she's learning to balance work and life.