The Top 25 Artists To Watch In 2026

If you're one of those people who's still not sure what to do on New Year's Eve, caught between options indecision or the pains of navigating the main night of the year that - let's face it - is for the casuals not the real heads, then forget all that. What's more important is looking ahead to what comes after: the next wave of winter clubbing and summer festival season in 2026 where many more thrilling discoveries and unforgettable nights out await. To get you in the mood, we've compiled a selection of the next generation of artists who'll be keeping dancefloors thriving into the future. 

These are the top 25 artists to watch in 2026 (in alphabetical order).

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Bringing Australian doof to the world, Bella Claxton is a name you’ll be hearing a lot for next year’s festival season. The Naarm-based DJ and producer has cemented her status in her home country for her hybrid sets that can go from timeless hard house classics to high stamina techno and trance. This year, we saw her travel across the oceans to Europe and Asia with sets at Glitch, Teletech, ADE, and even supporting the likes of KETTAMA and VTSS. One moment that stands out among the rest was at Into the Woods Festival, where Bella went b2b with Scouser Paige Tomlinson with a relentless set of driving trance and wild remixes. But you can’t pen Bella into one genre; this summer she also went b2b with Million to play a special set of bassline and UKG. Back in Australia, she has been headlining at the likes of Strawberry Fields, Lost Paradise, and Beyond The Valley. Bella is closing out the year with the announcement of her new label Cadence. The announcement of the label arrives with her EP ‘The Power’, which sees her shift to a harder and more direct sound that she is aiming to deliver within next year’s sets. BB

If you haven’t already noticed from the rest of Mixmag’s 2025 end-of-year coverage, house music is well and truly back. While Margate-based Joe Burrows AKA Braga Circuit is not a household name of the genre yet, it is only a matter of time. Making dance music can be an incredibly complex and intricate affair but Burrows does what every producer wants to: he makes it sound simple. Evoking the golden era of deep house, Braga Circuit’s penchant for groove and ear for a catchy vocal sample has earnt him the trust of selectors such as Joy Orbison and Mall Grab.

Burrows’ brand new Rinse FM residency has just begun and his upcoming air miles release ‘Thanks All’ is set to drop in January. The project has been eagerly anticipated by in-the-know’s since Ben UFO dropped single ‘Break It Down’ at Barbarellas in a B2B with Craig Richards at Dimensions. Everything seems to suggest 2026 will be a big year for the producer. If I were you, I’d buy your Braga Circuit stocks now. TH

After years repping “proper” dubstep in her home state of California — birthplace of Skrilex and the controversial corruption of the sound known as ‘brostep’ — Carré made the move to London in 2025 and has instantly slotted into the city’s resurgent scene. The Fast At Work party she co-founded in LA crossed the pond for a party for the third year running, this time with Carré playing b2b with OG don Addison Groove, alongside steady sold-out events back home in LA, while her solo bookings racked up across Europe, the US and Mexico, including revered clubs and festivals like The White Hotel, FOLD. Panorama Bar, Outlook and Public Records. She also dropped an EP ‘Body Shell’ on formative dubstep imprint Tempa no less. Full disclosure: Carré used to work in Mixmag’s LA office back in the day, but we promise there’s no nepotism to this pick. She’s truly marking herself out as a new star of bassweight club, with exciting plans including another Tempa release in the works affirming her in-demand status. After time in the wilderness, finally the dubstep baton is passing to artists capable of upholding its mighty legacy and Carré is a leader of this new guard. PH  

CHAMBER45 has been flying the grime flag for the next generation as part of the fast-rising young grime collective Travs Presents and in his eclectic solo sets on KINDRED and Rinse FM, the latter of which he holds a residency on. He also happens to be rising London rapper Jawnino’s designated DJ; it’s clear that CHAMBER45 likes to keep himself busy. Highlights of the year include a landmark Manchester visit where Chamber played at Overmono’s Pure Devotion show at the Warehouse Project before jumping on The White Hotel’s show with Slimzee, Grandmixxer and others and repping Travs Presents in Amsterdam for ADE. The world is starting to take notice of the emerging selector, demonstrated by recent solo shows in Utrecht and Plovdiv, and next year promises further recognition with a focus on releasing music including a collaborative EP with TP regular Renz on the way. TH

Handpicked resident for Bali’s Potato Head and DJ Harvey’s Klymax Discotheque, DITA has quickly become labelled one of Indonesia’s favourite DJs. Born in New Delhi, raised in Jakarta, and now based in Bali, DITA has a dynamic record box. DJing for over ten years, her sound flows between Balearic house, hard-hitting Detroit classics, disco, and breaks, adapting to the space however she feels best fits. 2025 saw her tour Europe, Indonesia and Thailand, as well as a set at Mixmag ANZ’s riverside stage at Strawberry Fields Festival. Besides DJing, she also works at Potato Head as the Music & Community Operations Manager, leading the beach club’s music policy. BB

“2026 hold on – I'm going straight for the jugular,” Mexico City’s DJ Fucci quipped on Instagram recently. Already preparing a mountain of releases for the year ahead, one of which set to land on his record label, WAVA WAVA (WVWV), which has so far hosted music from the likes of Farsight, Posture, Entrañas, and many more, DJ Fucci is setting his sights on big things in 2026. As a producer, his apocalyptic fusion of dembow, broken techno and cumbia with added bassweight has landed him collaborations with the likes of Nick León and Eartheater, and recognition from Ableton, who in 2025, showcased DJ Fucci using their equipment in adverts online. In May, the DJ and NAAFi affiliate shared his first full-length release on his own imprint, ‘Por Mi Música Hablará el Espíritu’, a record that he called his “first opera”, and the “most valuable project” he’s ever worked on, exploring new hybrid sounds. On top of running his own events across Mexico City, DJ Fucci is increasingly picking up more international shows, recently completing a tour of Asia that saw him play back-to-back with Joy Anonymous with a surprise appearance from Fred again.. in Tokyo, and play elsewhere alongside Estella Boersma, Patrick Mason, CRRDR, Paurro, and more – with plans for his next European and Asia tour currently underway. GR

We thought DJ Sofa’s year was off to a flyer when they quietly released two-track titan ‘Love Hurts’ on Finnish label Straight Up Breakbeat in February, but it was in the later months that they really seemed to materialise as a new jungle luminary. Though previous contributions to Tim Reaper’s Future Retro imprint and even a collab track with the label head himself put them on the map just a few years back, the Helsinki DJ, producer, and queer scene stalwart’s recent debut on Up Ya Archives, the label from Nia Archives, seemed to push them further into the spotlight. Three-tracker ‘Lionheart’ – a playful adventure into fidgety breaks and lofty basslines – became one of the most hotly-tipped releases in jungle this year, and continued DJ Sofa’s stride as they picked up shows on NTS and IDA Radio, and international outings at Sweden’s Norbergfestival and Polish nightclub Schron alongside Noisia. 

To come in 2026, DJ Sofa is lining up releases on Ill Groove Society, Rupture, Brazen Records, Ruff N Tuff, and DJ Flight’s label play:musik, while also focusing on collaborations with the likes of Pixl, Wasteman, Pete Cannon, and Stekker, who they’re working alongside under the new duo alias The Council. Despite being mysteriously offline, with just SoundCloud and Bandcamp channels to their name, DJ Sofa is picking up quick traction right now as one of the most exciting newcomers in jungle, techstep and drum ‘n’ bass – one we’re heavily backing into the future. GR

Mozambique’s incognito DJ, producer and label-head Double Drop is carving out a striking lane in the global electronic landscape. Founder of Xibalo Records and Coffee Party Moz, he channels a distinctly Mozambican sensibility while pushing toward a future where, as he puts it, music “has no face.” His profile has climbed exponentially over a touring path that spans Mauritius, Eswatini, Berlin, Milan, Turin, Genova and Rome, as well as opening for Mochakk in Maputo (during the Brazilian’s first and only Sub-Saharan African performance in the Mixmag Lab Moçambique). Two sets alongside Black Coffee as well as appearances with Boddhi Satva, Oscar Mbo and Da Capo, have positioned him firmly inside the international Afro house movement as a professional, passionate music-mover, and through Xibalo, he keeps his musical offerings fresh, while widening the pipeline for new Mozambican artists. His philosophy centres on learning, exchange and collective growth, and his sonic signature works like an emotional accelerant steering listeners into sensations he calls “memories of your future.” His latest arrival ‘Kutlhu’ with Senegalese vocalist Alassane Badboy precedes two albums slated for 2026 (a solo LP and a collaborative record with Alassane) plus ‘Bossman’ on Sondela and the ‘Zambezia and Gaza’ EP via India’s Zync Records. Double Drop enters his next chapter with the momentum of an artist ready to reconfigure the current map of Afro house, rather than following the beaten path. SMM

Dyslecta is emerging as one of UK techno’s most exciting producers thanks to his detailed, textural approach to sound design and his command of rhythm. The Driffield drum dynamo’s 2025 has featured many firsts: the launch of his label Tenuous Links, the heavily-played first release on Late Night Shopper with Peder Mannerfelt, the start of his radio residency on Rinse FM and, most recently, a first appearance on The Lot Radio. Outside of firsts the Yorkshireman also made a return to Berlin techno citadel Tresor and Bristol for Seasoning’s show at The Island with AliA, Oblig and Axle. Dyslecta’s 2026 is shaping up to be even bigger with a release already lined up for the beginning of the year and ambitions to expand on Tenuous Links’ output being realised. TH

Joseyradios is a pivotal figure in diversifying Helsinki’s club scene, spreading African music and building a community for appreciators of the next-level dance sounds emerging from the continent and its diaspora. This year signs of her influence expanding even further were on show, most notably when being called upon to curate a stage at the Finnish capital’s flagship festival Flow. “Living in a country that’s still fighting against racism and struggling with the acceptance of minorities, the most important thing for us was to represent our ethnicities proudly,” she told us at the time. “We’ve been working hard to be recognized as queer POC, as women and as people pushing DJ culture forward from a minority background. It’s not always easy in Finland, people outside our communities often don’t see the work we do. That’s why it was so important for us to use this moment to uplift others, to represent our backgrounds with pride and to share the love.” Flags were displayed from the countries of people involved in the takeover of the X Garden stage, with the proud colours of Congo, Togo, Tanzania, Kurdistan, Ghana, South Africa, the Philippines and many more on show, as she and her collaborators transformed the area into one of the most vibrant spots of the weekend.

“Playing at X Garden felt absolutely indescribable like something beyond words. It was such a powerful moment, not just for me, but for my whole community. Everyone who performed on that stage with us was family,” she said. “My dream is to one day share more of who I am, my story, my roots, with the whole world.” The positive growth of club culture with community at its heart relies on dynamos like Joseysradios and we should all be grateful that she’ll keep pushing forward with intent. PH

Josi Devil has found the sweet spot between otherworldly sound design and lethal basslines that are equally as effective in a dark 200-cap basement as they are being played to thousands by DJs such as Four Tet, Interplanetary Criminal, NOTION and Skream & Benga.

The Bristolian has shown promise for years, releasing gothic, dancehall-inspired productions on Innamind Recordings and BFDM’s sister label HOMEMADE SOUNDSYSTEM, with a track from the latter being synced on GTA V via Joy O’s Still Slipping Radio. Now, that promise is being fully realised. Devil has put out two of the strongest EPs of the year and on two of forward-thinking dance music’s most prestigious imprints no less. The first was a Hessle Audio double-tracker which Ben UFO acknowledged as being the first UKG release on the label since HES001. ‘Make It Better / Restless Sleep’ had been heavily teased since last year and didn’t disappoint, featuring a dark gospel-garage banger (yes you heard that right) on the A-Side and a B-Side which moulds 2-step, breakbeat and a dancehall vocal together for high impact.

You would be forgiven if you rested on your laurels for a minute after producing one of the most widely received Hessle releases in recent years; however Josi Devil doubled down and delivered ‘No More’, another standout EP on Nervous Horizon. The title track shows the producer at his eerie earworm best and was rinsed at every club and festival under the sun in the months leading up to its October release.

Josi Devil spent the final quarter of the year remixing a track on Ghost Warrior’s stellar Well Street Records EP, playing the Warehouse Project for Overmono’s Pure Devotion takeover and hinting at new material for 2026. All eyes should be on his next move. TH

The idea of so-called ‘Australian’ dance music is, in many ways, one that artists are still moulding and shaping into its future image. As a Ugandan-Australian, KSMBA has forged a path based on their experience of dance music across so many contexts.

This year was their first significant foray into releasing music, with their EP ‘Eyes’ released via local label Gallery Recs in June. Classically trained but comparatively ‘new’ to the world of dance music, KSMBA approached their productions and DJing with an experience rooted in something far more profound than mere exposure. Their soul is in this.

This year, they’re set to release their next EP as well as a far more vocally driven project. Their vocals, much like those featured across ‘Eyes’, provide a sensitivity that is often missing in Australia’s techno scene, and we’re excited to see where it takes them. JC

South African DJ and producer M00tion first cropped up onto the flourishing amapiano scene in 2024 with a single produced alongside Mellow & Sleazy and Jay Music, ‘Brii x Quantum’, garnering over a million streams on Spotify that year. As his name began to circulate, the collaborative work rolled in for M00tion, seeing him work with some of the scene’s major players – from making new music with superstar singer Reece Madlisa to amapiano bigwig Tyler ICU. 

Most notably, M00tion is developing his own sound, conceptualising a new amapiano subgenre that he calls ‘Brii Bass’, a slightly more instrumental, jazz-inflected take on the popular genre. It’s a sound that he’s put out far and wide this year, with more than 5 million people streaming his music in 2025 alone, a feature on the cover of Spotify’s Amapiano Rising playlist, and his recent track ‘Monate 012’ with Dereal Bonile, Sdala Deep, and Ocean_SA going viral on TikTok. Looking ahead into 2026, M00tion is looking to explore a “more soulful sound” with his next release, and continue working with his collaborators and in-demand vocalists. GR

With a bag full of the type of groove-laden, euphoric house music that will have your heart singing and mind bending with equal intensity, Berlin’s Maze has managed to tick off a whole host of bucket list items in 2025 — opening the NYC Downlow at Glastonbury’s beloved Block9 field, soundtracking the terrace at London’s Adonis, a debut at Utrecht's NAR, and returning for Body Movements on the HOT MESS stage. Maze has done it all while staying true to their community-focused mission, working alongside In Place of War, and label and sound archive the Earth Sonic Project to tackle issues such as climate change and conflict. Their various endeavours this year have helped raise money for a number of charities, including Medical Aid For Palestine and Doctors Without Borders. Creating transcendent dancefloor moments with a whole dose of heart, Maze is quickly becoming a queer clubbing favourite across Europe and beyond. MT

Huddersfield rapper Meathead first went viral spitting bars on his school playground in 2024, attracting more than 20 million views with his quickfire flow and baying crowd of kids in maroon blazers and ties hooting and hollering like they were in the presence of the world's greatest battle rap. That internet fame crossed over this year. He’s signed to Sony’s Relentless Records and released his first official single ‘Numerous Bootings (Bro in a Coffee Shop)’, which has become a universe in of itself with multiple remixes and additional features from fellow Northern MCs hopping on. The ALLSTAR remix - feat, KAV, Marky B, MC Innes, YA & Bailey Holmes - is a Charva posse cut for the ages. Even with its localised wordplay (e.g “Got Leeds on my back like sparkys”), each new version takes the track further, with fans from LA to the Philippines locking in on repeat. With Meathead now an increasingly global star and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tom Zanettti and honourary mush Vuncle, expect his career to blow up - or git up - even further in 2026. PH

In Mixmag ANZ’s feature on MOKOTRON earlier this year, writer Laura McInnes perfectly described his work to those not familiar with Aotearoa’s broader cultural context, saying that “In Māori culture, mana is a spiritual power found in a person, place or object. When witnessing a MOKOTRON live set, the manifestation of mana is always present. Seeing MOKOTRON play live is nothing short of a spiritual experience - one inducing goosebumps akin to the presence of ancestors pervading the room.”

MOKOTRON’s album ‘WAEREA’ established itself immediately amongst Aotearoa’s musical landscape as a statement not only about modern Māori culture, but the need to prioritise local storytelling through music. The results spoke for themselves, as he received global acclaim, played at Lady Shaka’s first-ever Pacifika takeover at Glastonbury, and received both the Taite Music Prize for 2025 and was named Best Electronic Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards.

Next year, he’s not slowing down. “I’ve been in the studio with Māori producers Lady Shaka and Caru, so I’m hoping to drop some heavy collabs in the New Year,” he told us. “My big focus will be on writing the new album. My music has become very political in the face of our current far-right government, so the album is shifting towards a more spiritual focus, calling forth our gods and ancestors to support their descendants in this spiritual war against the oppressor. Performing at Glastonbury and in London definitely inspired me to travel; performing in Australia is an imperative for 2026, and I’m planning to get back to the UK.” JC

Hailing from Seoul and based in Amsterdam, Naone is a vinyl DJ and producer you can put your faith in to deliver. Influenced by a mix of house and techno classics from the ‘90s, she’s become a regular name on the line-ups across the likes of local legendary spaces, including Shelter and Dekmantel. As a producer, Naone has released three colourful EPs via her down2earth imprint that drift between gargling acid to experimenting with atmospheric textures and breakbeats. This year saw her also team up with the DJ denial on a joint EP, as well as see her make her debut release on Young Marco’s SAFE-TRIP.ORG. Now that she has waved her flag in Seoul and Amsterdam, Naone is ready to take on more of the global electronic music scene. BB

Japanese dance music is in rude health — the rowdy, bassweight club constructions of Oyubi attest to that. He’s one of the most exciting names in a wave of DJs and producers whose tracks and sets have been provoking screwfaces and gun fingers from Shibuya to the Schengen area this year, melding styles such as footwork, techno, dub and experimental pop into punchy bangers and heady rollers alike. The latter form are commonly found on his ‘A_DUBZ’ series, of which two EPs dropped since March, while the start of the 2025 saw a collaboration with New York’s Kush Joens dating back a couple of years come to fruition with the ‘Sin Jyuk Guen’ EP, bringing wobbly, space-age take on footwork on the opener and working squelchy, sped-up Chicago house into its memorable sonic exploration on the title-track. He’s also been tapped for a remix by Berlin’s DJ Strawberry and toured Europe for the first time this year, including dates at Amsterdam’s Lente Kabinet Festival and London’s The George Tavern, also finding time to put a collab EP with his Turing label partner Fetus in summer, before more tour dates across China, Korea, Vietnam and his home nation. Next year he’s planning to release a new album in March, with a new EP on Kyoto label 85acid slated for a spring release, alongside working on plans to return to Europe, ensuring his star will keep on rising. PH

Peruvian-born, US-based artist Precolumbian has a stunning approach to percussion, the backbone of club music. Not only does she run a wide gamut of drumming textures, she also crafts rhythms into unusual shapes in her music-making. The result is a polyrhythmic ritual that invites body and soul to reimagine the dancefloor beyond Western canon and domination. In ‘A Love Letter To The Global Intifada’, a mix performed at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) and broadcast by Radio Alhara, she goes unseemingly from fast-paced baile funk to deconstructed dub. It's a particular signature found also in her releases under some of the most compelling imprints covering the Latin American club and dancefloor soundscape—the likes of Buenos Aires platform Volquete and CDMX label Terminal. Her most recent track, ‘Castillo Vagabundo’, is gabber from a time immemorial. Pointing back to the past, Precolumbian offers us a glance of the future. FM

Before she was releasing music, Keytetye producer and DJ RONA. has lived a lifetime as a community leader for First Nations peoples, in her work for online resources, funding platforms and as a curator of short films, documentaries and recorder of Dreamtime stories.

It’s with this experience that her move into production, DJing and performance has been met with such acclaim. On her second EP ‘It’s All Here’, she provided more than just dance music, instead delivering a statement about Country “anchored in Indigenous futurism,” an idea and outlook so intertwined with her previous work. 

For dance music, this kind of philosophical and emotionally-driven thinking is few and far between, particularly when the attention span for new ‘tracks’ and releases grows ever shorter. With more releases and the expansion of her label Rarre Records, we’re excited to see where RONA.’s worldview and perspective takes us next. JC

All-vinyl techstep sets are harder to come by nowadays following the genre’s heyday of the mid-'90s, however Sophie Scott AKA Silva Snipa has made them her specialty. It’s been a huge year for one of the most vibrant selectors in drum ‘n’ bass. The London-based vinylist has been up and down the country, most notably closing FABRICLIVE’s 26th Birthday celebrations, playing the Warehouse Project for Worried About Henry and rolling out five Glastonbury sets. 2025 has also seen Silva Snipa expand her horizons, whether it is making occasional appearances as part of the Sexy Lady Massive collective or showcasing her hitherto-unknown UKG collection at events with DaMetalMessiah and Rinse FM. The continuation of Scott’s must-listen Friday night Kool FM residency must also be acknowledged: whether it is a deep-dive into eras of drum ‘n’ bass, B2Bs with kindred spirits or mammoth sweatbox sessions with a handful of DJs and MCs, this is one show that you have to lock in for and it is made all the more worthwhile due to her candid hosting on mic. Next year is full of exciting opportunities such as further garage explorations as Snipa begins to work on the Good Bit of Kit label with an eye on releasing her own productions, the first Ground Rules Festival which was started by Singularity, the party series that Scott has been associated with since her beginnings and more international shows lined up. TH

Valentino Shakison, better known as T.NO, has emerged as one of the most singular new voices in dance music. The Mad City Amsterdam affiliate is part of a new wave of Dutch producers such as styn who specialise in speedy tribal drum workouts and there are few better words to describe him than “prolific”. Shakison’s 2025 discography has reached double digits including 33-tracker ‘VAULT: What Is Music If It’s Not Heard’, baile-grime meets speed-gqom re:lax double single ‘Yards’ and Club Djembe EP ‘Combat’. 

2026 looks to be another big year for the producer with another ‘VAULT’ drop lined up for January, a joint EP and a debut album set to land further down the year. One’s thing for sure: if we’re in store for more of the same from T.NO in 2026 then we’ll be very lucky. TH

Āliyah Husna, AKA Thempress, is the type of dynamic presence that dance music scenes need in order to grow sustainability and positively. The epitome of someone who puts in far more than they take out, the London-based genre-fluid DJ - who wears many more hats such as curator, promoter, presetner, organiser and activist - is tireless in their dedication to pushing for a clubbing community that’s informed, inclusive and, of course, having loads of fun. Their sets deal is high-octane sounds spanning footwork, jungle, dubstep and global club styles that tear up a dancfloor, often performing alongside the BUMPAH collective they co-founded at riotous events, including a takeover at Glastonbury’s Shangri-La this year and link-up with Tropical Waste for London’s first-ever footwork day party at FOLD for the beloved 160 Unity series. They’re a resident at Voices Radio alongside working as a Community Manager at the station, and can likewise be found inputting into education projects and events at the likes of IMS, We Out Here and Dialled In. From day to night, THEMPRESS will educate and inspire those in their presence through sonic communication in many forms. They’ll keep on bringing that energy into 2026 with uplifting the grassroots at the core of all they do. An artist London is lucky to have. PH

Hailing from CDMX and now based in Berlin, Viiaan is the club experimenteur bringing an oddball palette of sounds to the East Coast, from grandiose techno to leftfield ambient. This year alone has seen her set a lot of big things into motion, from playing shows all over Europe and the US sharing bills with the likes of CC:DISCO!, D. Tiffany, DJ Python, and many more, to putting together mixes for TRUANTS, Rinse FM, and The Lot Radio. Viiaan is also the co-founder of Voragine, an imprint and platform hosting out-of-the-box sonic experiments that wouldn’t typically find as much of a home in a club setting. Previous productions from Viiaan have been snapped up by Polygonia’s QEONE label, DJ Plead’s SUMAC, and EMA’s Woozy, with a versatile and cross-genre expanse of work that could be as easily placed into a deep and meditative ambient release as a peak-time set. And while she continues to bring her all-vinyl and hybrid performances across the world, 2026 is likely to take her even further afield, with multiple shows already booked for Berlin institutions like Tresor and New York’s Public Records. GR

Starting out in music as a classically-trained instrumentalist, Hong Kong’s XIAOLIN now deals in soothing, brain-tingling electronic sonics that combine her prowess as a contemporary violinist and DJ. After spending several years in the UK’s underground scene getting to know the club circuit, XIAOLIN now performs across some of the world’s most beloved clubs and festivals, including Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club, the Netherlands’ Draaimolen, China’s .TAG, and Lisbon’s Outra Cena. With her growing live show, XIAOLIN splits her sets across three formats – ‘Sun’ for sunrise performances, ‘Moon’ for more ambient settings, and ‘Body’ for night-time shows, each bringing together her shifting styles and sounds that flow from breaks to ambient and broken beat. While she’s put together mixes for the likes of The Lot Radio, NTS, and Balamii over the years and released on labels including Sound Metaphors, XIAOLIN also runs her own club night, HEX, hosting shows with Peach to Polygonia, with more events – some all-vinyl – planned to go ahead into 2026. Alongside a slew of other festival and club appearances next year, and the release of a martial arts feature film that she scored and recently debuted at Toronto International Film Festival, 2026 is stacking up to be a good year for this multi-skilled newcomer. GR