Series synopsis
Rick Beato is an American drama television series.
Richard John Beato (/biˈɑːtoʊ/ bee-AH-toh; born April 24, 1962[2]) is an American YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and educator. Since the early 1980s, he has worked variously as a musician, songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer; he has lectured on music at several universities.
Premise
Richard John Beato (/biˈɑːtoʊ/ bee-AH-toh; born April 24, 1962[2]) is an American YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and educator. Since the early 1980s, he has worked variously as a musician, songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer; he has lectured on music at several universities.
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 709 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2016 | 15 | June 8, 2016 | December 30, 2016 |
| Season 2017 | 49 | January 2, 2017 | January 1, 2018 |
| Season 2018 | 56 | January 13, 2018 | December 23, 2018 |
| Season 2019 | 63 | January 1, 2019 | December 27, 2019 |
| Season 2020 | 61 | January 12, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
| Season 2021 | 74 | January 4, 2021 | December 29, 2021 |
| Season 2022 | 78 | January 12, 2022 | December 30, 2022 |
| Season 2023 | 71 | January 3, 2023 | December 29, 2023 |
| Season 2024 | 92 | January 2, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| Season 2025 | 98 | January 5, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Season 2026 | 52 | January 3, 2026 | June 25, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How To Develop The World's Greatest Ear This is Episode One of Everything Music Ear Training 101. In this Episode Rick discusses the Building Blocks of Ear Training. |
June 8, 2016 |
| 2 |
Music Production - Andy Wallace Mixing Techniques This episode of Everything Music contains the Music Production and Mixing Techniques of Andy Wallace. I explore Andy's concept of EQ, Compression, Effects on all groups of instruments. |
July 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
Music Production - Brendan O'Brien Music Production Techniques Explained In this episode we will explore the sounds and techniques of Brendan O'Brien's music production and mixing. Detailed analysis of his recording and mixing techniques as well as drum miking tips. I have included many audio examples to demonstrate thesis techniques. If you want an expanded video and Pro Tools session, check out my Patreon page for details. |
July 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - Music of "The Dark Knight" In this episode I explore the music of "The Dark Knight" soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. I focus on the many ostinato patterns (continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm) that are woven into the beautiful and moody action packed cues. The churning percussion that moves in synchronous orbit with the ostinato string patterns of all different tempos. I will be doing a Hans Zimmer solo episode coming up soon. |
January 2, 2017 |
| 2 |
Even Beethoven Had Licks! How To Make Other Peoples Licks Your Own In this episode I take a great "lick" from Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and make it my own. I will show you how to play Beethoven's and then how I change it into a modern 21st century lick. |
January 20, 2017 |
| 3 |
How To Develop a Musical Idea From Scratch - Recording and Arranging In this episode we explore the how to develop a musical idea. I will take you step-by-step through the creative process of how I come up with, develop and arrange ideas for a film scoring cue or just the musical examples for my videos |
January 23, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Radiohead vs Lana Del Rey | Did They Write The Same Song? Radiohead vs Lana Del Rey or "Creep" vs "Get Free" |
January 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Danny Elfman - Simple Concepts for Film Scoring In this episode of Everything Music we explore the main theme of one of Danny Elfman's first big movies. We will examine the main theme, key changes and orchestration. |
January 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
Bruno Mars: Production Techniques In this episode of Everything Music we explore the Production Techniques of Bruno Mars. |
January 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP 20 ROCK BASS SOUNDS OF ALL TIME | January 1, 2019 |
| 2 | TOP 20 GREATEST ROCK SINGERS OF ALL TIME | January 7, 2019 |
| 3 | Paul Reed Smith In Person - The PRS Guitar Success Story | January 11, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Sampling Changed Modern Drumming | January 12, 2020 |
| 2 | Guitar Recording in the 80s, 90s and 2000s w/ Tim Pierce | January 15, 2020 |
| 3 | Steve Vai Interview “Use Your Creativity with Courage and No Excuses” | January 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is today’s Music just a Laptop and a Celebrity? (2021) | January 4, 2021 |
| 2 | My Latest Top 10 Spotify Review...Has It Gotten Worse? | January 13, 2021 |
| 3 | THE Y2K CURSE | How Nu Metal Killed 90's Alternative Music | January 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why You NEED a Good B.S. Meter | January 12, 2022 |
| 2 | Reacting To Spotify's Top 10 Metal Songs! | January 21, 2022 |
| 3 | What To Look For When Buying A Guitar Online | January 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Auto-Tune DESTROYED Popular Music | January 3, 2023 |
| 2 | The Genius of Wes Montgomery | January 10, 2023 |
| 3 | The Steve Lukather Interview: Secrets Behind the Songs | January 17, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Béla Fleck Interview: The Journey of a Banjo Virtuoso | January 2, 2024 |
| 2 | The Most INSANE Music Interview | January 5, 2024 |
| 3 | How Corruption and Greed Led to the Downfall of Rock Music | January 9, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unsung GIANT of Guitar | January 5, 2025 |
| 2 | Tommy Emmanuel Solo Guitar SECRETS Explained | January 8, 2025 |
| 3 | The Most INSANE Guitar Riff Of All Time! | January 14, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 2026 Grammys...Proof Music is Getting Worse | January 3, 2026 |
| 2 | Can You Identify Famous Guitarists From A Single Note? | January 8, 2026 |
| 3 | The Reason I Don't Play My Own Music | January 13, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Last aired | March 6, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Status | continue |