Rod wrote:
I would even make the bg more subtle.

It doesn't need to be that prevalent in my opinion. I would crank the opacity down to where you barely see any pattern.
originally i didnt want to go this route
i think its too obvious and a bit too nineties
but it looks good, no doubt !
i do like the minimalistic stuff and its hard to get right
i always end up with adding shadows and glows
thats something most professionals would probably avoid, i think
thats why i think the input bloody gave is quite good, because its sophisticated
but im not trained in this kind of stuff (yet, lol)