SHANGHAI, CHINA – IMX has announced ‘Metaverse Dream Sound’ (元宇宙梦音), a showcase focused on techno and experimental electronic music. The event is a part of the official IMX 2025 Shanghai conference.

This showcase offers international delegates a look into the deeper, more artistic side of China’s electronic music scene. The lineup features a curated selection of producers and live performers known for their unique approaches to sound, from hypnotic techno to ambient and instrumental fusion.

Showcase Details

• Event: IMX Showcase: ‘Metaverse Dream Sound’
• Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
• Time: 20:00 (8:00 PM)
• Venue: wigwam Shanghai

Featured Artists

Ma Haiping: Ma Haiping has cemented his position among China’s most influential techno voices, crafting hypnotic soundscapes that bridge Detroit techno’s legacy with futuristic sci-fi narratives. His breakthrough came when his album landed on Axis Records—the seminal label founded by techno pioneer Jeff Mills—followed by releases on storied UK imprint SOMA Records. These milestones mark him as one of the rare Asian artists to earn endorsement from techno’s global vanguard. His productions regularly appear on Beatport charts and find rotation in sets by icons like Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin. As he continues to perform worldwide, Ma keeps refining his sonic language—progressively mapping out what Techno can become.

Rainsoft: Rainsoft is a musician and DJ based in Shanghai. She acquire inspiration from deep ambient and techno music. Exploring herself and sound by her spiritual sensation. Her music is calm, gentle with dynamic and fluctuated vibe. Subtle thoughts lied low in every notes. She cares more about expressing deeper thoughts through music, and pursuing an infinity in between beginning and development.

MING: MING hails from Chengdu, with fifteen years of fingertips on strings. A multi-instrumentalist who performs across several at once, he stands among China’s few dedicated players of the Shamisen. Since first joining band performances in 2009, he has grown wild and raw on stage. As an independent musician, MING single-handedly shapes his visual identity, writes his own music, and produces his live shows. He remains committed to original expression, weaving real feeling into the shared space of each performance.

NAXIN: As a rising independent Techno artist and DJ, and the founder of Detune Radio and co-founder of the E-fRUITY Label, she channels her passion for electronic music into exploring its roots. Through continuous experimentation, she draws inspiration from her beloved vinyl records. Captivated by the core spirit of Underground Resistance, she integrates the underground ethos and serious philosophies of Detroit Techno into her music. Influenced by artists such as Oscar Mulero and Dasha Rush, she has gradually moved towards a musical expression that embraces hypnotic, industrial, and deep groove elements.She has performed as a DJ at numerous underground clubs, including System, Groundless Camp, and Solo, and has presented an industrial experimental noise live set at Trigger. In her mixes, she creates the chemical reactions of electronic music, dedicating herself to delivering its purest form to every music lover.

NomadicEchoes: Born at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, Gansu province, the music of NomadicEchoes builds a ritual bridge between ancient divination and modern electronics, where the I Ching (易经) dialogues with shamanic (萨满) pulse, and ambient textures carry the voice of the land. Through raw improvisation on traditional instruments and immersive synthesizerscapes, he guides listeners into trance-like journeys: wild, wind-carried echoes rising from the earth, ascending into boundless inner realms.

IXWELE: IXWELE, born in 2002 in Harbin, is a DJ and producer who seeks to explore the nuances and expressive possibilities within technical music, balancing club-centric immediacy with introspective, genre-rooted spirituality. In his electronic productions, he places greater emphasis on musicality, merging slow, deliberate rhythms with unsettling, aggressive noise while incorporating diverse organic textures. His work maintains a sense of motion—dark yet oddly comforting.

About IMX

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