I'll take the bait and try to give some advice.
Firstly, do you have anyone that can stand at the back of the venue and give you a perspective of the sound from an audience member? I think this would be most helpful. I have mixed live sound for may different bands and singers and know that no "one" solution has ever worked right out of the box. Every venue and gig will be totally different from the next. Your music will determine if the backing tracks or vocal should be up front, but the main thing to remember no matter what the levels are is to made yourself clear and without unwanted distortion or feedback. Personally I like a nice heavy bass, the ones that hit you in the chest, but this may not be right for your music. Bass should be clear and stand up with the kick in any case. To control the rumble of heavy bass roll down the 60 htz range a bit. Add sparkle to vocals in the 8k to 14k freq range.
Remember your main vocal freq will be nearly the same as an electric guitar so leave some room in your EQ for the vocal to cut trough. Good luck.
Prof M
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