One is producing tracks that labels ACTUALLY want to sign. The other spends his entire life playing around on a laptop...

Failing to finish tracks. Wasting time learning instead of doing. Never hearing back from labels. That’s the life of an amateur...

We all get into this game because we want to go pro. We want to release records on the biggest labels. We want to hit hard on the Beatport charts. We want to book the best clubs and all of the major festivals. And we want to make a living doing what we love. 

But how do you do that? How do you go from hopeless amateur to established professional?

Well, I'll tell you right now…

It DOESN'T matter if you’re a “natural musician” or an “exceptional talent.”

It DOESN'T matter how many years, or decades, you've been producing.

And it DOESN'T matter how many genres you can (or can't) produce.

There’s an "LMR Technique" that you absolutely need to understand if you’re going to make the leap from amateur to professional house music producer.

What if I could put just as much time and effort into teaching others how to produce music as I put into producing my own? 

I gave it a go. And soon, I realized that I loved teaching just as much as producing.

You see, as I was building my career, I was also helping beginner producers become better producers, and helping aspiring producers become professionals.  

These producers are exactly like me. And they’re like you, too.

All it takes is that “Aha!” moment. And success becomes inevitable.

Like these alumni, once you’ve heard the secret that changed my life and career, and you’ve begun to understand the LMR Technique for getting your tracks signed…

All of a sudden, just like me, you’ll start hearing back from labels and DJs. You’ll start getting gigs. And you'll be on your way to making your dream a reality.

But it all comes down to this ONE THING.

And that means…

Your tracks need to be written, not for you or your imagined fans, but for the label heads who decide what gets released, and the DJs who decide what gets played.

Simply put: RIGHT NOW – You aren’t producing tracks that the labels ACTUALLY want to sign, or the kind of scorchers that DJs are desperate to play.

For years, when I was just starting out, like you, I kept hammering away at what seemed like sound strategies:

• “Making hits!”
• “Producing electronic masterpieces!”
• “Switching up genres to show off my virtuosity!” 
• “Pushing the boundaries to sound better and more original than everyone else!”

This is the shit that a lot of aspiring producers think is important…

But none of that matters!

And that’s definitely not something that you’ll get from watching endless, half-assed YouTube tutorials. 

Because let’s be honest, there’s no shortage of information out there. 

In fact, it’s information overload. Tons of options! Tons of styles! And you can learn from so many artists! And watch their workflow! And see how they get their sound!

Go ahead, and binge a billion random HOW-TOs… You won’t be any closer to getting your tracks signed. Or booking gigs. Or making a living. All you’re going to accomplish, at best, is sounding like an amateur version of your EDM sensei.

But that’s not what I do. I’m not gonna go on about artistic purity. And I’m not teaching you how to sound like me.

We are teaching you how to create tracks that the labels want to sign. It’s that simple. No bullshit. No blah-blah. No fluff.

You choose your style. You choose your label. And then you produce the kind of demo-ready track that gives you the best chance of getting signed.

And then, one day, after you’ve landed those first few hits on Beatport and earned some streaming success on Spotify… You can “evolve” and do your cool original stuff. 

I promise.

But first…

You need to produce tracks that the labels ACTUALLY want to sign!

There’s a much faster way of learning EXACTLY what the labels want. And it can be accomplished, easily, inside of Ableton, but it’s not obvious. 

It's something I’ve taught my best students how to do. I call it the “LMR TECHNIQUE.” And in order for you to do it yourself… You need to learn Ableton the way I teach it. 

And the reason why I use ABLETON (and not Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Cubase) is because…

You need to focus on ONE SYSTEM and ONE SOFTWARE

You’ll be able to start and finish a track, in linear fashion, without getting stalled or hung up.

With ONE SYSTEM and ONE SOFTWARE, you’ll be able to focus on mastering the foundational techniques that you’ll be using 80% of the time, instead of wasting time on tricks that will never prove useful.

You’ll be able to develop a solid, failproof music production methodology that allows you to create dance floor-destroying, professionally finished tracks that always get signed by the labels, and played by the DJs, and never leave you wondering, WTF?

And the best part is you’ll be able to apply this ONE SYSTEM, to any genre, any sound, any label.

But drilling down on ONE SOFTWARE, by which I mean Ableton Live, is just as important. Because if you try to learn all of the different DAWs, all at once, you’ll never master anything, and you'll just be digging yourself deeper into the hole.

That’s all you need to start working toward hitting all of those major career milestones. Finishing pro-level tracks. Cutting proper demos. Getting your music signed. And booking gigs everywhere, from Miami to Ibiza.

And then we take on what really matters…

• Discussing proven, studio-tested methods for using Ableton in ways that no one has likely ever shared with you before.
• Demonstrating how to use Ableton to get almost any sound you want, without having to buy additional gear or plugins.
• And finally, covering the quickest way to lay out a project for maximum impact on the dancefloor… And it only takes 2 hours. 

That’s why you’ll be learning:

• The shortcut secrets of 99% of all house music out there. (Most songs are stunningly simple once you know the pro-level tricks.)

• The one thing you MUST do at the beginning of your track to grab any listener’s attention. (And even better, get them to recognize YOUR signature sound.)

• The five simple techniques that will make your tracks sound just as good as the best producers in the industry. (Believe it or not, this is one of the fastest, easiest ways to determine whether you should move forward with an idea or scrap it. And usually, it only takes a few minutes to do.)

• The production strategies that have earned me over 50 million Spotify streams. (And yes, they work even if you’re a slow producer who typically takes hours to write a single track. See Module 6 for details.) 

You’ll also be shown:

• How to move fast through the three stages of house music mastery, from “No Clue at All” to “This Is Easy,” in just a few short sessions.

• How to keep ravers hanging on by their candy-coated fingernails using my “Cliffhanger Breakdown.” 

• And how to use my “Body on the Floor” technique, which guarantees that every time your track plays, NO ONE will go to the bar and EVERYONE will stay on the dance floor.

And finally:

• We will underline the biggest mistake that many producers make when starting a new project. It’s something that leads to stagnation and abandoned projects and the kind of nagging self-doubt that makes you question whether you’re even cut out for this business.

(For some reason, there’s always a lot of psychological resistance to taking this step when I suggest it to students. But every time we actually complete the process, tracks get done quickly, and properly.)

To get signed, you need to know how to mix and master your demo. Nothing kills opportunities, even potential careers, like sending a sloppy, amateurish copy of your latest track to every label on the planet.

To those ends, I’ll show you:

• The two mixing and mastering mistakes that will doom your track to the rejection pile.  (Perfect for newbies. Simply follow the plan and enjoy the credibility boost.)

• The four ways to instantly get a 50% to 100% boost in your mixing and mastering. (Doing just one of these things can give you an enormous advantage. But in my experience, if you use all four of them, the odds will be stacked so high in your favour that you almost can’t lose.)

• The one thing that you should do whenever you THINK that you’re done with a track. (It takes only a few minutes, but it can turn a potential loser into a winner.) 

• How to recognize when further mixing and mastering of your track is counterproductive.  (There’s admittedly nothing sexy about this tip, but it can save you a lot of time, frustration, and grief.)

• And finally, how to determine if your mix and master is absolutely the best work you can do. (Send in a truly great demo, and the labels will completely ignore the dozens of other emails, texts, phone calls, instant messages, social media pings, and other distractions competing for their attention.)

Now, of course, you may be thinking, Jon, do I have to pay another 20K to learn all this stuff?

Honestly, this is where it all starts, with the Ableton Accelerator. It’s our foundational program. And it was designed for the aspiring producer who’s maybe never even made music before.

The ethos behind Expansive Academy has always been to allow new producers to make music at a higher level, quicker. We want to bring them up to the intermediate level as fast as possible, so they can go from newbie to pro in just a few months. Because it shouldn’t take anyone the decade that it took me.

So many of the beginner’s courses out there will show you a bunch of basic stuff from the manual, total filler, that isn’t even remotely relevant to the everyday life of a working music producer.

They’ll also tell you how many years it’s going to take before you can produce your first track. Or how many decades you need to be mixing before you should attempt to master.

They’ll tell you that producing music is magical. A dark art. A secret wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma.

That’s all bullshit. And it’s a big part of why I wanted to develop a training program like the Ableton Accelerator.

I won’t cloak everything in mystery. I won’t tell you how long you have to wait to achieve your goals. And I won’t waste your time with impractical, useless jabber about problems that you’ll never have to solve, and maybe don’t even exist.

My course was conceived specifically for the practical student. Someone who’s looking to get to work and put into practice everything that I’m teaching them. Not next year. Not a decade from now. But in about 4 weeks. As soon as they’ve graduated.

So what’s going to happen if you don’t take action today? Where are you going to be 365 days from now? Are you still going to be watching tutorials, scouring YouTube for the secret that’ll change your life, while wondering, late at night, what went wrong?

Are you going to continue sending out demos that aren’t worthy of your target labels? Are you going to keep producing mediocre tracks? Or are you going to finally put in the time, level up, and find your breakthrough?

There is no certainty that this price will be available in the future. As we keep adding more bonuses, and updating the program with new material, we raise the price to reflect those changes. In fact, just six months ago, we were charging £1497 for this course. But since then, we’ve added 2 more modules – with one module teaching you mixing and mastering from Jon’s mentor…

So if you sign up today, you will become a lifetime member, and all of those upgrades will automatically be included, in perpetuity, with your Ableton Accelerator program.

Plugin presets, templates, and sample packs are just sitting on the virtual shelf. With them, you will save time, avoid unnecessary stress, and produce more professional-sounding tracks. All of the assets in our resource library have been personally curated by me.

They have also been thoughtfully optimized for performance in the studio. And they have been and continue to be used on hit records. Another perk: You will save a lot of money by not having to buy additional sound libraries.

Ask Me Anything Support (30 days)

After you’ve completed the program, you don’t have to worry about me abandoning you. I’ll make myself available to you for a full month after you graduate. You can ask me anything.  So that if you’re unsure about anything production-related at all, you can get the answers you need, simply by contacting me via our private community.  

Private Online Community

As a member of our private online community, you will be among like-minded producers who are on the same journey as you. It’s an incredible place with a ton of opportunities to forge long-lasting partnerships or collaborations and to network with other producers who will increase your chances of getting heard by new fans, well-known artists, and prominent record labels. 

Our community is also an ideal environment to ask for feedback on your works in progress. You can bounce ideas off trusted peers. You can also ask for technical advice or creative guidance. Whatever’s on your mind related to music. Expect the kinds of intelligent responses that you won’t get by asking friends and family who may not share your enthusiasm and passion for music production. Over here, we’re all obsessed.