A community project to preserve, decipher, and continue Kygo’s pre-2017 sound and era, and document the ecosystem that made it possible. Founded by @hchm.
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May 13 2026: A warm welcome to all newcomers on this special day! ☁️ 9️⃣
Whether you came from Reddit or Discord or anywhere else, thank you for being here! We hope you enjoy your stay. 🌴
- Immerse yourself in The Lyon Era and The Lyon Board.
- Join our new community on Discord to contribute or simply to share your Cloud Nine memories!
- Check out our page on the Internet Archive for rare media from the era!
- Listen to the most accurate remake of Cut Your Teeth (Kygo Remix) on YouTube!
The project is still in very active development, so any feedback is greatly appreciated! Simply write us on Discord (#project-feedback), or contact me on Reddit (u/hchmmusic), or send an email.
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👋 Start here
New to Lyon? Read these first.
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Read these!
Welcome to Lyon!
The Lyon Code
Getting started
Contribution guidelines
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🔗 Links
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Changelog / updates
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🌞 Explore Lyon
The world we’re documenting.
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🏝️ The world
The forgotten era we’re preserving.
The Lyon Archive
The Lyon Era
The Lyon Board
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🎶 The music
All our music production and curation work.
Lyon Remakes
The Lyon Playlist
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🙌 The people
The era as told by those who were there.
In His Own Words
From The Crowd
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🎹 Producers
Resources for music producers.
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Read this first!
Producer guide
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🔍 Research
Studio screenshots/footage
Field notes
Resources and tools
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🛠️ Databases
Discography database
Factory presets database
Channel strips database
Drums & percussions database
Plugins database
Sample packs database
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DISCLAIMER
- Lyon is a non-profit non-commercial project driven by online volunteers, and is not affiliated with Kygo, his management, or any other official entity.
- Everything produced by the project, including but not limited to music remakes, is done from scratch through analysis from sources already made available to the public, for preservation and educational purposes. Remakes and other music production files are distributed for free and will never be monetized.
- The project does not and will not host files that are otherwise currently available for purchase or that have been acquired from leaks or other similar sources on any of its platforms, nor will it facilitate or condone the illegal acquisition of such files.
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