this is cool. reminds me of Oliver a little bit. definitely work with the vocals, they are out of place as it stands.

bass is good and tight. the groove is good too. Guitar could be panned a little bit closer to center and could get a little more volume. Overall I think the whole track could be a little louder. maybe compress a tiny bit more to get the RMS closer to the peak as well.

its got a cool techy vibe. the kick is a little knocky--it could be better if it was a little fuller/deeper and if you took some of the knock out around 300-700hz. or try adding a Corpus > Kick Tight instance (if you're using ableton) to fatten it up.

clap could definitely be louder/more present/stronger in the second half, and you could experiment with some added syncopated hits. i think the hats/percussion could be glued together a little more with some light compression. or you could try to make them more of a focus by messing with their pitch over time or something like a flanger/phaser.

the bouncey groove is definitely there and i like when the keys come in in the second half.

i think if you polish it up and make all the sounds a little fuller and more precise, it could stand on its own as a minimal tech track (after adding some FX here and there like one shots but also maybe some risers that pitch up/down over long periods to maintain interest). it may need some more variation/additions in the percussion section (like switching to more open hats halfway thru; using bursts of white noise; adding more rhythmic percussion) but I think it's a good shell for tech house. you could even experiment with adding a vocal sample that loops, so people have something more to latch on to

reminded me of this a little in how its repetitive and then the piano comes in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwDQQfSK0as

for producing, as long as you can make your room quiet, you gotta go with open headphones (and monitors of course). I used closed for a while and then switched and it helped my mixing so much. It simulates space (in the way that monitors sound) much much much better which is important. It's also key that the open headphones you buy are relatively flat too.

pretty nice progression--not sure about that third chord tho (the leading chord that just hits once). I know what youre going for but it sounds off. Also some of the notes in the "sax" are dissonant to the progression and the timbre of the instrument is just a little harsh. I would experiment with something more synthetic and electronic rather than going for this quasi-violin/sax hybrid. drums are good, def got a good groove going. You could also potentially work with a better piano synth/sample..its a little muted (once again I know what youre going for--kinda like Shadow Child's Piano Weapon, but I think it could be improved still). Also not sure how much I like the build, the way you choose to loop it kinda decreases the tension in my opinon.

its definitely a great start though, it has the potential to be a solid loungey piano track

Made a post but it disappeared...was gonna say theres so little mid/high content (especially early on) that it feels like a DJ just forgot to turn the high/mid EQ back to zero or has the filter sweep down.

like those above examples ^ its possible to have mostly low end content but then have a big fat hat to make up for it (and a kick with some mid/high punch)

i really dont like tropical house at all, but this melody is good and has trop house written all over it--or like the new avicii sound like country/new progressive house fusion

this is pretty cool. the bass is great and carries good weight but i think the kick sample or processing could be a little thumpier/deeper..it kinda sounds like the kick is a little distorted as is. Hi hats could be a little brighter/sharper as well. the little plucks could be mixed a little bit more to the front, i like them

totally agree...love all their singles before this as well, especially With You.

Check out their live performances. it is clear that they're extremely talented, classically trained musicians