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3 free video breakdowns · Jon Kong

You are so close…

You've got solid production skills and have been at it for years. But why aren't your tracks where they should be?

Jon Kong

Hi, I'm Jon Kong, founder of Expansive Academy.

For over 15 years I've worked as a DJ, producer, mix engineer and artist developer alongside some of the biggest names in the industry.

I know what it takes to produce records that actually get signed on labels like Hot Creations, Defected, Knee Deep In Sound, and more.

So I've put together three short breakdowns, pulling back the curtain on exactly what separates tracks that get signed from tracks that don't.

3 free breakdowns that close the gap

Three short videos (~10 min each), yours free:

  • My exact mastering process, the thinking behind a Vintage Culture master
  • Mixing kick & bass, a tight, powerful low end
  • Mixing in headphones, real translation without monitors
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A system for success

Students charting & signing to the labels.

Our students have gone on to sign to Hot Creations, Toolroom, Flashmob and Defected.

Quailino
Quailino
"Take Me Home"
  • Went viral on House Rules
  • Played & charted everywhere
  • 7,000 TikTok saves
  • Beatport Top 10 in 2025
Mij Mack
Mij Mack
"Get Some"
  • Signed to Nervous Records after the course
  • Releases on MONOSIDE, Roush
No-E
No-E
Tracks signed
  • Signed to Nervous Records after the course
  • EP signed to Hot Creations using course techniques
  • Also FOOD Music
The last 10%

Something's not quite landing. And you know it.

You're well past the beginner stage. You've finished tracks. But when you compare what you're making to the records you love, there's still a gap.

It's rarely one obvious thing, your mixdowns, your arrangements, your workflow, all adding up. I know. I've been there. And I've built a system that helps producers finally close it.

Jon Kong in the studio
Real world experience

Not from a textbook. From the studio.

Jon Kong has been active in the studio for over a decade, engineering, producing and mixing for the biggest names in the scene, and building the sound behind Leftwing:Kody.

Jon Kong at the mixing desk
4× Beatport No. 1s · 500M+ streams · award-winning sample packs
Engineered, produced & mixed for
carl-cox
anyma
michael-bibi
hot-since-82
patrick-topping
vintage-culture
Released on
defected
hot-creations
knee-deep-in-sound
toolroom
solid-grooves
universal
BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
Landed a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix.
Jon Kong holding a certified silver disc

"Jon Kong is the best producer I've worked with in at least the last 20 years."

Marshall Jefferson

"One of the most versatile and knowledgeable producers of our current scene, as authentic as they come, with an ear for what actually sounds good."

Danny Howard · BBC Radio 1

"Jon's productions caught our ears, the warm, punchy mixdowns on his club music. Quickly enough we signed his music to our label."

Hot Since 82 · Knee Deep In Sound
Your 3 free breakdowns

Real techniques from real records, free.

Three short videos pulled straight from the Essentials of House Music Production system, free to watch right now.

My exact mastering thinking on a Vintage Culture record, how to lock in a tight kick & bass, and how to get your mix translating on headphones.

Send me the 3 free videos

Instant access, watch them, steal the techniques, put them on your next track.

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