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The back catalogue

Watch how the records
actually got made.

Sixty-six of Jon's full sessions, taken apart and explained in real time. Fifteen are built on records he made, mixed or mastered, so you are watching the work on tracks you can go and stream. Two specialist libraries. Buy one, or get both.

66 full walkthroughsLifetime accessFree full lesson to tryRecorded in Logic
66Tutorials
500M+Streams
200+Producers taught
15Built on real records
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One complete lesson, exactly as it sits in the vault. The other 65 take you from building grooves through to finishing masters, with the same practical approach.

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Inside the library

Every lesson. Every technique. All in one place.

All 66 tutorials, organised by topic and in teaching order. Most take between ten and twenty minutes, so you can learn something, apply it to your own track and come back when you need more.

Full sessions, start to finishReal records you can streamIn teaching orderLifetime access, one payment

Production Vault 32 tutorials

Setup and sound choice 2
  1. Jon's personal production template
  2. How to find sounds that elevate your production
Drums 3
  1. Kick drums: selection, layering and shaping
  2. Drum processing (Leftwing : Kody, Your Love)
  3. Lofi drum processing
Bass 4
  1. Kick and bass relationship
  2. Rolling basslines
  3. Off beat bass
  4. Layering bass (Leftwing : Kody, Sensation)
Writing 3
  1. Chords and melodics
  2. How to process pianos (Armada Subjekt)
  3. Vocal processing: bring out your vocals
Arrangement 5
  1. Arrangement: turn loops into full tracks
  2. Breakdowns that create show-stopping moments
  3. High versus low energy breakdowns
  4. Transitions and moments
  5. How to build tension without FX
Signature sounds 15
  1. Gorgon City
  2. Cloonee
  3. Hugel
  4. D.O.D
  5. Fallon
  6. Joey Negro
  7. CID
  8. Julian Fijma
  9. John Summit
  10. Chris Lake
  11. Mau P
  12. Prospa
  13. Dumitrescu: Sitting In The Sun
  14. Hot Since 82, Konxious: More Love
  15. Hot Since 82, Konxious: Fast Love

Mix & Master Vault 34 tutorials

Set up and listen properly 5
  1. Mix-ready project setup
  2. Referencing and analysing
  3. Levelling: set the foundation of your mix
  4. Speaker translation techniques
  5. Big room sounds in small spaces: headphone mixing
Space and tone 7
  1. Frequency slotting
  2. Midrange clarity and translation
  3. Mid side EQ: Stereohype, Mushrooms
  4. Side signal cleaning
  5. Bass widening techniques
  6. Saturation: the secret to punchier mixes
  7. Analogue emulation plugins
Dynamics 7
  1. Compression part 1: glue
  2. Compression part 2: levelling
  3. Compression part 3: multiband
  4. Modern sidechaining
  5. Sidechaining busses for clarity
  6. Advanced sidechaining: Hayden James, Beggin
  7. Loud mixes with clipping and limiting
Element by element 9
  1. Drums as one
  2. Mixing melodic instruments
  3. How to mix vocals, part 1
  4. How to mix vocals, part 2
  5. How to mix vocals, part 3
  6. AI vocal processing
  7. Oeksound Soothe: advanced techniques
  8. Creative reverbs
  9. In the mix: Earthquake on Realm Records
Mastering 6
  1. Mastering fundamentals, part 1
  2. Mastering fundamentals, part 2
  3. Mastering saturation
  4. Mastering compression
  5. Full track mastering: Trick Records, Steam Roller
  6. Full track mastering: Vintage Culture, Coming Home
Two doors

Where are you actually stuck?

Pick the one that sounds like your week and see every tutorial inside it. If you want to improve both your productions and your mixes, the complete library saves you £97.

Vault 01 · 32 tutorials

Production Vault

"I have four hundred eight-bar loops and no finished records."
  • Drums, bass, chords and vocals from scratch
  • Arrangement, breakdowns and transitions
  • Thirteen signature sounds reverse engineered
  • Two Hot Since 82 records built front to back
Vault 02 · 34 tutorials

Mix & Master Vault

"It sounds right in my room and falls apart everywhere else."
  • Project setup, referencing and levelling
  • Frequency slotting, dynamics and sidechaining
  • Vocals across three full tutorials
  • Vintage Culture and Trick Records mastered in full
Taught on real records

Fifteen tutorials are built on records
that came out on these labels

Jon opens the actual sessions on screen, so you are watching the work on tracks you can go and stream.

Proof

What students say about learning from Jon

These are from the mentorship and the courses, which is where the vault tutorials come from. Labels listed are the ones each artist has released on.

I just signed an EP with Hot Creations and have loads more labels interested, your course really connected the dots for me.
Micheal Joseph
Micheal JosephHot Creations, Cuff
I just got an email from Toolroom and they wanna sign my demo, I couldn't be more appreciative.
Clavette
ClavetteToolroom, Glasgow Underground
Jon and his mentorship have been a huge help in getting my tracks to a demo-ready level. Thanks to his guidance, I even signed a track with Defected Records.
Breeve
BreeveDefected, Manic
After being a bedroom producer for almost a decade, this course brought me to a professional standard in a matter of months. It showed me what I was missing.
Boon
BoonMoxy, Dansu Discs
Pricing

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Production Vault

£197
  • 32 tutorials
  • 13 signature sounds
  • 2 full records
  • Lifetime access
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Both Vaults

£297 save £97
  • All 66 tutorials
  • Writing through to mastering
  • The complete library
  • Lifetime access
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Mix & Master

£197
  • 34 tutorials
  • Full mastering chain
  • 2 finished masters
  • Lifetime access
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Try before you buy. The full Kick and Bass lesson above is free, so you can see exactly how these are taught. Instant access means sales are final.

Who is teaching
Jon Kong

Jon Kong

Producer, mix engineer and artist developer, fifteen years in. Over 500 million streams, four Beatport number ones, two Silver discs, and the engineering force behind Leftwing : Kody. Mixing trained under Luca Pretolesi.

Two hundred producers have been through the Essentials programme, and more than forty have signed since. The Vaults bring together recorded lessons from the courses and the mentorship. Essentials is a structured programme with assignments, submissions and direct guidance from Jon as you develop your own records.

"Be prepared to put in the effort, as there are no shortcuts or tricks to creating a professional-sounding track."
Blake Gardner, student

Carl CoxAnymaHot Since 82Michael BibiPatrick ToppingLost FrequenciesVintage CultureLeftwing : Kody
Questions

Before you buy

What level is this for?

You should be able to open your DAW and get a loop going. Jon does not teach where the volume fader is. If you have finished a track, even a bad one, you are in the right place. If you have never opened a DAW, start with the free videos instead.

Which DAW do I need?

The tutorials are recorded in Logic. Every technique transfers, and students work in Ableton, FL Studio and Cubase. Jon often names the equivalent in Ableton or FL as he goes. If you want to judge it for yourself, watch the free tutorial above and see how much of it is DAW specific.

Do I get project files or samples?

No. The vaults are the tutorials. You see every setting and every move on screen, and you build it in your own session. The focus is on understanding the decisions, so you can apply them in your own sessions rather than relying on a template.

Is this the same as the Essentials course?

No. Essentials is a structured programme with action items, submissions and Jon working with you until you have a release-ready record. The vaults are the library on its own, at a fraction of the price, with no deadlines and no contact.

Can I buy one vault now and the other later?

Yes, at £197 each. Buying the pair up front saves you £97, so if you know you want both it is cheaper today than in two months.

What happens after I pay?

After paying through Polar you get an order email with your receipt and an invitation to the Vaults in the Expansive Academy community. Access is automatic, with no waiting for Jon to add you by hand, and it is yours for good.

I have bought courses before and never finished them.

Fair. Two things are different here. Most tutorials run between ten and twenty minutes and do one job, so you can watch one, go and use it, and come back. And they are in teaching order, so you never have to decide what to watch next. The free one above is exactly the format.

I have bought some of these tutorials before. Do I pay twice?

No. If you bought any of these tutorials or a single vault before, email Jon your receipt and you pay only the difference for the full library. He sends you a personal code that takes what you already spent off the £297.

How long do I have access?

There is no end date and no renewal. You buy it once and it stays in your account.

What if it is not for me?

Watch the free Kick and Bass lesson above first. It is a complete tutorial from the vault, not a trailer, so you know exactly what you are buying. Because the whole library is there to watch the moment you pay, sales are final.

Sixty-six walkthroughs.
One payment of £297.

Sixty-six sessions on making and finishing house records, in the order Jon would teach them.

Instant access · lifetime access · no subscription