Ep. 53: Patrick CC | Becoming A Successful Hip-Hop YouTuber
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English - July 07, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB - ★★★★★ - 245 ratingsMusic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Patrick CC is a Hip-Hop YouTuber who has had an incredible amount of success growing his channel and brand. Prior to YouTube he's worked in all sorts of other lanes in music which led to him having a great mind for marketing and content creation. This is his story of perfecting his craft until all of his skill sets aligned and the Patrick CC channel was created!
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Timestamps:
2:35 - Who you are and what you do
3:57 - Your early days
5:00 - Being a promoter for EDM shows
7:19 - Starting to make EDM music of his own
12:42 - Making early YouTube videos
19:47 - Finding new creative ideas and endeavors
24:27 - How to decide if chasing a project or idea is worth it or not
28:15 - Starting the Patrick CC YouTube channel
31:35 - How do you find inspiration to keep going?
34:00 - Becoming close friends with Convolk
38:35 - Success from consistently uploading videos and only focusing on music
44:00 - Making new friends in the music scene and everyone coming up together
49:44 - Get a job or do YouTube full time
51:44 - Touring with guardin and a new wave of growth
58:00 - Touring with Convolk, Savage Ga$p and Keshore
58:54 - Getting off tour and moving to Oklahoma
1:02:07 - Finding ways to make a living on YouTube
1:09:12 - Evolving the Patrick CC channel
1:13:26 - What qualifies someone as an “expert” in their field
1:17:22 - The moment of going viral (DM’ing 100 Rappers Video) (Possible timestamp about it blowing up)
1:25:10 - Do you feel a constant pressure to outdo yourself?
1:29:44 - The future of Patrick CC’s channel
1:32:50 - Where can people find you?