The first thing you need to understand about how we teach house music production for beginners is the 80/20 Rule: 

We simplify the software (Ableton). Because most Ableton courses just regurgitate the manual. And that’s a waste of time.

We ignore the 80% of features you will probably never use. And instead, we focus on teaching the 20% of the software’s functionality, keys, and shortcuts that you’ll be using 99% of the time.

That way, you avoid all of the creative traps, time sucks, pitfalls, and hazards that plague most aspiring DJs.

Will you be learning everything there is to know about mixing and mastering? No, that would eat up all eight weeks of our class time, and we’d still have a lot of work to do.

We really have two main goals here… 

The first is helping you avoid spending all of your hard-earned money on engineers every time you finish a track. (Because if you’re producing regularly and trying to send out at least one track a week, this could cost you upwards of 10K a year.) 

And the second (and most important) goal is making sure your demos are mixed and mastered to a professional standard on par with both your references and your target label’s releases. 

Jon Kong

Having worked as a professional in the electronic music scene for 13 years, Jon Kong is widely known for being the engineer behind Leftwing: Kody.

He has also been involved in countless other projects, covering everything from house to techno, commercial and underground, he has released music with major and cutting edge underground labels such as Sony, Columbia, Virgin, Positiva, Ultra, Anjunadeep, Toolroom, Defected, Musical Freedom, Spinnin, Armada, Hot Creations, Circus, Desolat, Moon Harbour, Relief, Knee Deep In Sound, Sola, Truesoul, Lost, Moan, Great Stuff, Viva, and many more.

Jon’s engineering expertise has also led to commercial remixes and collaborations with huge artists like Mabel, Kelis, MK, Duke Dumont, Oliver Heldens, Katy B, as well as contemporary underground artists such as Todd Terry, Solardo, Michael Bibi, and Max Chapman.

With millions of streams under his belt, Jon also has two Beatport no.1 singles to his name – but that’s not all. He’s also put together award-winning sample packs, a best-selling course, and he’s even an educator at many renowned music schools. So, there’s no doubt about the fact that you’re in safe hands. 

Alex Brandt

With 25,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, more than 10 million streams on SoundCloud, and a Number 1 hit on Hype Machine, Alex Brandt is one of the most decorated members of the Expansive community.

A producer, songwriter, and audio engineer, educated at SAE Munich, before being personally mentored and trained by Jon Kong, the cofounder of Expansive Academy and one half of Leftwing:Kody, Alex has so far worked for major labels; ghostwritten for a number of bold-name artists; penned two German Top 10 hits; and been featured on the cover of the Spotify’s “House Is a Feeling“ playlist.

Now a fixture of the Expansive Audio Engineering department, Alex is among house music’s fast-rising stars. And there is no one better to tutor Expansive’s next generation of aspiring producers.