Yang, a Beijing native, started his band in 2005 after returning from studies overseas. He rose to recognition with his debut album Parachute, which was followed bya series of personal performances, and a string of songs, including Life, Live, Loud. In 2011, he won the Best Music Video award at the prestigious China Gold Record Award.

MarsX was first conceived in 2019, when the metaverse began to develop, and finally launched in October 2023, using artificial intelligence-based technology developed by Chinese and international teams.