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According to ABC News, Rick Beato will make his first visit to Australia this month, with shows already sold out in Melbourne and Brisbane and a venue upgrade in Sydney. The YouTube music personality’s tour begins at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on October 29, followed by Melbourne’s Thornbury Theatre on October 30 and Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on October 31.
Beato, 64, has built his Everything Music channel to 5.8 million subscribers and 2.06 billion views. His rise began in 2016 with a viral clip of his son Dylan identifying complex chords by ear. Beato says he had no grand strategy, instead making videos about subjects that interested him.
His videos range from commentary on contemporary music, AI and streaming to detailed examinations of instrumental technique, technology and songwriting. In his What Makes This Song Great? series, he breaks down production, songwriting and music theory in recordings by artists including Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac and Adele.
Beato has also interviewed Billy Joel, Seal, Sheryl Crow, Josh Homme and producer Rick Rubin. Sting and Flea personally requested interviews, while a pandemic conversation with Brian May helped Beato see major artists as people rather than distant stars. He says his approach is to focus on music and the guest rather than himself.
Before finding a large audience online, Beato worked as a producer, session player, label boss and educator. Born in Fairport, New York, he played cello and double bass before teaching himself guitar at 13. He later earned degrees in classical music and a Master’s in jazz guitar, lectured at music institutions including Berklee College of Music and Ithaca College, and bought Atlanta’s Black Dog Sound Studios in 1995.
His outspoken views can divide audiences, but Beato says he enjoys criticism of his opinions and does not take it personally. He says his three teenage children tease him about “rage-bait” videos, while he sees online comments and platform algorithms as reflections of the people using them.
