I would like the drums to be louder relative to the levels of all the other elements in the mix.  It also feels like every element is widened, try to be more selective about which element should be widened and which element should not.

Also, you should embed your song in the post so that people can listen to your song directly from this thread.

Good luck

I agree with all of this 100% The best piece of feedback I would give to you is use reference mixes. Often. Have a track in mind that you like the mix of. Aim to make yours sound like that.

I really like the creative elements you've got going on, but everything is too big. Try and select certain things to make huge and wide and leave the rest more centered. The drums are pretty weak too. Try and make the kick punch through the mix more. The best way I have found to make that happen once you have a full track like yours is to select a new sample (or layer of samples in most cases).

Not that I am an expert by any means but you could listen to the song in my sig as an example for what I am talking about with the kick.

Overall I really like what you've done! Defo keep it up

I've been messing around using mid-side processing and turning down everything but the center, then subtracting some eq to remove as much of the instruments as possible, then i'll add another layer with all the original signal in there and invert the phase but I can't seem to get any sort of decent end result. Just figured somebody might have a decent formula that has worked for them

If you have the instrumental you can get the acapella with phase invertion

A good idea in theory! I just can't find the instrumental or the acapella anywhere :/
If i were to find an instrumental, in order to use phase to remove the vocal would I just play the two on top of each other, invert the phase of the instrumental and record the result? simple as that?

Obviously I know this cannot be done perfectly. But does anybody have a decent method for pulling the vocals out of a completely finished track? It sucks when you want to remix a song but cannot find an acapella for the lyrics anywhere 

I like the over all track! Yeah, i'd say aim for more space. I would also try and get that kick to be punchier (maybe compress it a bit and add some frequencies somewhere around 100-110) but that would be my personal taste for a kick. The high end layer you have helps it stick out well.

I would aim to put some more reverb on those plucky chords. that could go a long way in the sense of making the whole song feel bigger. I love that dreamy ambient melody you have floating around.

I make a similar style of music myself and one good piece of advice I was given by Daniel from Judah is to try and keep more energy throughout the breakdown. It seems to die down a little too much. Feel free to listen to my stuff and see what ya think.

Keep it up man!

I love the fills and diversity in your drop! I like it though I am around the same time producing as you, we'll be pros someday!! 

Thanks man! Heading to bed but I'll have to give your stuff a listen early tomorrow morning. It has been an amazing experience learning what I have thus far. Just trying to keep looking at things with beginners eyes 

I like what you've got so far! I am still pretty new to producing myself. I would say try to make the sounds bigger. During the drop everything is a tad too mono and could use some more stereo width. You could try and make those little vocal chops larger with a bit more reverb and maybe some panning throughout to create space/movement. Pretty cool starting point though, I like the idea you've got going!