I like Charles Berthoud’s playing. This video is an example of how he has had to create increasingly outrageous hooks to game the YouTube algorithms for views and subscribers.
He’s a talented, trained pianist and bass player who’s channel rose in popularity after being featured in a video by YouTube bassist Davie504. After that appearance, Berthoud changed his approach to YouTube videos to be a bit more like Davie504’s and concentrated on making more gimmicky videos, all featuring excellent playing. And it paid off. His gimicky videos have way more views than his earlier posts of full songs from before the switch.
It’s a bit sad, though, to watch an excellent musician have to chase clicks with gimmicks like that. But even as I say that, I tend to watch his gimmick videos more than his back catalog of earlier videos. So, dunno.
He has some great funky bass solos. Well worth checking out. And some ridiculous tapping skills, though sometimes the embellishments overshadow the song. I like his version of the Entertainer, posted a month ago, even if it may be a bit over embellished:
