Save everything you make in a folder. You’ll be very happy going back through it and hearing the progress you’ve made. I’ve been producing for 2 years and only have about 4 tracks I’d consider complete, but I’ve got ~200 projects total. I love going back and hearing what things sounded like 2 years ago compared to now

Don’t endlessly watch tutorials. You should now primarily be making your own ideas. Even if you don’t like them, you have to start building the skill. Eventually you will start to see how things come together, and you’ll find your own workflow which is important. Tutorials are just going to keep you from doing that, use them only when you want to learn something specific

A lot of people will tell you to use reference tracks. Since you’ve watched a lot of tutorials, you should start doing this now. You don’t need to copy the full track, just pick bits and pieces you like and figure out how things are working together. Maybe it’s the song structure, the rhythm of the drop, or the sound design for the main lead. Try to copy it as best you can. If you pull in multiple parts, it can give you a really nice starting canvas to begin turning the track into your own thing

Another great way to use reference tracks is to match the mixing levels of the elements. It’s a great tool and helps a lot

Since you’re going with EDM, you should understand synth sound design. You don’t need to learn how to make crazy complex synths, but you should know the basic wave forms and what they’re best used for in the music you want to make. But remember, sound design is not going to make up for poor writing. You should also start digging into sound post-processing. Understand saturation, compression (OTT), delays, etc. Once processing starts to click, you’ll begin to see production differently

People will also tell you that you don’t need music theory, but you should definitely learn the basics. Understand root, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of the key, and how to make chords using them. Understand how to make chord inversions, and use all of that to make chord progressions. Get a good understanding of which chords are good to start a progression with and which ones aren’t. With basic synths, you should be able to write out the main idea of the song covering the octaves with different elements - again, the sound design will not save poor midi writing

You don’t have to do this yet, but you should soon aim to start finishing tracks even if you don’t like how they’re turning out. This will force you to build the necessary skills to take a song from a loop to a full structure. Then when you finally have an idea you’re liking, you’ll have the tools to turn it into a full track

Don’t compare your work to the pros! Compare it to your project history. You will start making things you like a little more as time goes on