Paul Thompson is a bassist and educator in the Pittsburgh metro area. He also runs a successful YouTube Channel under the name pdbass. This interview discusses content creation challenges, audience management, social media usage, balancing creative goals with audience expectations, and YouTube’s influence on careers. It emphasizes music passion, content segmentation, understanding platform success/failure, and… Continue reading 1043: Paul Thompson on the evolution of pdbass
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862: celebrating 10,000 subscribers!
Today’s episode is an audio rebroadcast for our 10,000 YouTube subscribers celebration from December 3, 2021. Enjoy, and thanks to John Grillo, Paul Thompson, Valentina Ciardelli, and Geoff Chalmers for joining me! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging… Continue reading 862: celebrating 10,000 subscribers!
763: Paul Thompson on developing his YouTube Channel
Paul Thompson has spent the pandemic focusing on his YouTube Channel, and the results have been tremendous. has been playing bass professionally for over 25 years, including recording and touring stints with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. He is currently an adjunct professor of Jazz Bass at Duquesne University and West Virginia University.… Continue reading 763: Paul Thompson on developing his YouTube Channel