Andrea K. Castillo is a Belizean-American multi-disciplinary artist and entrepreneur born, and based in Brooklyn, New York.

Her work spans the realms of photography, creative writing, DJing, event production, fine art and wine & spirits. As a photographer she has shot various live music and fashion events, and has created Black & Colorful, a Polaroid photo project documenting Black musicians & creatives. She exhibited in her first group photography show at Hi-ARTS with Black Women Photographers in April 2022 entitled “Center Focus,” where she showed three works.

As a freelance writer, she has contributed to Okayplayer, Large Up, Whetstone Magazine, Barista Magazine, I Like This Grape, Perrier USA, Concrete Loop, and The Grio, among others. 

As a copywriter she has worked with brands and organizations such as Dear World, Overthrow NYC, Widow Jane, and Marie Sharp’s USA.

She is the co-founder of  The New Cari.com, a publication and agency focused on uplifting the stories of Caribbean creatives, and Double Barrel Rum Club, a NYC-based rum education and social club that works with world-renowned rum companies.

As a DJ and radio host, she is the current host of “Take A Trip” on FM FM Rodeo Radio, a community-based radio station in Crown Heights. Current DJ partners include Afro Latino Festival, The Brooklyn Circus, Happier, CCCADI, Yeelen Group, Mr. Melo, The Roger’s Garden, Sally’s, and Heaven & Earth.

Andrea has been surrounded by the arts her entire life, and aims to uncover the stories of others through her work, while shining a light on the entirety of the African + Caribbean diaspora.