Rick Beato

In this episode we are discussing the Concepts and Techniques of film scoring legend Howard Shore. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. I analyze cues from The Lord of the Rings and Silence of the Lambs soundtracks. Howard is a fantastic writer and has a recognizable style in his melodic themes and harmonic language. I have almost enough material for a part 2 and 3.

This is a response to a question from one of my viewers. This doesn't have an easy answer without talking about how money is made from Publishing, Record Sales, Sound Exchange, BMI or ASCAP, Publishing, Live Performance, Crowdfunding, Youtube, Teaching, Film Scoring and Licensing. I tried to address all or most of these things with actual numbers and how it all works.

This is a Facebook Live discussion from Dec. 6, 2016 where I ask the question "Why Does Music Evoke Emotion?" This is based on a discussion I had with my kids on the way home from school about what is sad, happy or scary. Their answers were fascinating and I wanted to share them with you. I played them the cue "The Murder" from Bernard Herrmann from Psycho, Randy Newman's cue "The Claw" from Toy Story 3, "Compass and Guns" from Thomas Newman's Shawshank Redemption and a piece in E Phrygian that I had written for one of my latest videos.

This episode of Everything Music is called John Williams vs. Gustav Holst or Star Wars vs. the Planets. John Williams was influenced by a number of composers such as Wagner, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss, Erich Korngold and especially Gustav Holst. In today’s episode I will show you the melodic and harmonic influences that Holst had on John Williams music of Star Wars.

In this episode of Everything Music, I will show you melodic and harmonic devices that film composer James Newton Howard uses in his writing to create his epic soundscapes! The two films that I feature in this episode are cues from the soundtrack to King Kong and The Village. This is part 1 of my James Newton Howard spotlight episodes.

In this episode I will show you techniques for recording clean guitars through a combo amp - in this case a Vox AC30. I demonstrate how to mic with 2 microphones and also the Front and Back mic technique. In this video I am using a Shure SM57 on one speaker and a Sennheiser MD421 on the other. You can also use an SM57 with a large or small diaphragm condenser mic.

This Episode of Everything Music We Will Be Exploring The Mixing Techniques of Tchad Blake. I explore Tchad's concept of EQ, Compression, Distortion on the Individual Drums, Drum Bus and Mix Bus. This is the first in a 2 part series on Tchad Mixing Style.

I did this episode because people are always asking me about my musical background I guess because I post on a pretty diverse set of topics. I tell the story of my musical training and inspiration. I'm sorry if I left anyone out. It was only because I had to edit it down. Let me know if you have any more questions or topics that you want me to cover. I have more producer/mixer videos and filmscoring videos coming out this week. Thanks for watching!! Rick

This episode of Everything Music contains the Music Production and Mixing Techniques of Randy Staub. I explore Randy’s concept of EQ, Compression, Effects on all groups of instruments. I talk about the sounds and mixing of the Metallica Black Album, Randy’s use of Drum Samples, Guitar Effects and Vocal treatments. The Hi Rez audio files and Pro Tools Sessions with Samples are available through my Patreon page http://patreon.com/user?u=3400819

I am uploading the original part 1 of the How To Write Like Thomas Newman Part 1 unedited. The original episode was an edit of the 2 parts and I decided to finish the second part and upload them together. In this episode of Everything Music, I will show you melodic and harmonic devices that film composer Thomas Newman commonly uses in his writing to create his epic soundscapes! This is part 1 of my Thomas Newman spotlight episodes.

In order to fully understand music, you need to know the giants in all genres of music. When I start to talk about the history of melodic and harmonic devices, it's helpful to know who thought of them first. Here are 5 things that you didn't know about Beethoven. The first is about his upbringing by an abusive father and musician. Even though he was harshly treated by his alcoholic father, he still developed an enduring love of music. Number two was about the question of whether or not he ever met or studied with Mozart. The third was about his developing hearing loss and the Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter to his two brothers about the pain and agony of his impending deafness. The fourth is about the famous concert of December 22, 1808 where there were premiers of four major works of the Western musical cannon. Number five discusses his late period works composed when he was completely deaf.

In this episode of Everything Music, I will show you harmonic progressions that film composerJohn Williams commonly uses in his writing to create his epic soundscapes! This is the first in my film scoring spotlight episodes.

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.

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.

This is Episode One of Everything Music Ear Training 101. In this Episode Rick discusses the Building Blocks of Ear Training.

In his 2008 book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell argues that success is tightly married to opportunity and time on task. He states that it takes approximately 10,000 hours to master something. In this episode I examine whether there is any truth to this.

Thanks to Dan Hannon and Codi from BRYTLY.

Fugue is a musical compositional technique made popular by J.S. Bach in the 18th century. In this episode of Everything Music we explore the basic elements of fugal writing.

In this episode of Sounding Off I interview guitarist and friend Marty Friedman about his new album 'Wall of Sound."

Here's what I did about my Apple problem.

Here is my take on the current state of music business.

In this video, we explore the differences between MP3s, WAV, FLAC (lossless), AAC and whether you can tell the difference? or if it even matters? Discussion on mixing, listening, monitors and audion file formats.

This is an Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. The concepts of 12 Tone or Serial Music will require a knowledge of terms and concepts that may be unfamiliar to you and your compositional tool-box. This will help to begin down the road of understanding composers like Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Berg, Webern, Babbit, Cage, Eisler and Dallapiccola.

In this episode of Sounding Off I am joined by Brian Schmidt who is the founder and creator of GameSoundCon. He was the 2008 recipient of the Game Audio Network Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Brian has been creating game music, sounds and cutting edge game sound technology since 1987.

In this episode of Everything Music we celebrate the life and music of one of the greatest American songwriters Tom Petty 1950-2017.

Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated record producer, songwriter, musician, and mix engineer in Los Angeles. His songs have appeared on more than 85 million albums. His credits are Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Twenty One Pilots, Adele, Pharrell Williams, Grace VanderWaal, Mayer Hawthorne, Greg Holden, Rufus Wainwright, Holychild, Theophilus London, Timbaland, OneRepublic, Deftones, Otep, Pink, Kid Cudi, Burt Bacharach, k. d. lang, Mika, Sir George Martin, and the Count Basie Orchestra.

On this episode of Sounding Off Synyster Gates guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold. Here's a Bio of SYN

In this video we discuss the various colors of minor modes. From the intense brightness of Dorian to the depths of despair of Hungarian minor and all shades in between.

The mother of all chords is a chord that contains all chords within it.

What is Djent? It's a term used to describe a kind of rhythmic chugging of the guitars in progressive metal music.

In this episode I read comments from my Apple Rant and discuss Ageism on Youtube.

I'm fed up with Apple.

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of Chester Bennington, an incredible singer from one of my favorite rock bands: Linkin Park.

In this episode of Everything Music we explore the concept that Dissonance = Emotion. This is Part 2 of my film scoring tutorial.

In this episode I interview English Jazz and Rock Drummer and Keyboardist Gary Husband. Gary is best known for his work with two of the greatest guitarists of all-time Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin. He is one of the few musicians that is true virtuoso on two instruments.

In this video we discuss an old arrangement, I did of the tune "When you wish upon a star" with a special focus on voice-leading.

My good friend Aimee Nolte and I sat down last week to discuss our journey that eventually led us into the world of YouTube Music Channels.

In this video we learn how to play "Norwegian Wood", "Here comes the Sun", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and decipher the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night".

In this video I share my philosophy on music and life in general and talk about why its important to not have any regrets.

In this video I talk about and demonstrate why Radiohead is one of the greatest bands of all times. I teach how to play excerpts from "Airbag", "Just", "Let Down", "Everything In Its Right Place" and "Daydreaming".

This video is the first in my Basics of Music Theory Series. In this episode I discuss intervals, triads and keys.

In this video I interviewed Jake Ottmann, who is Senior Vice President of A&R at RCA Records about the state of the record business and what he looks for in new talent.

In this video I'll teach you how to program and read basic drum grooves.

How I come up with my videos - What I do all day

My guest on today's SOUNDING OFF is American jazz pianist and composer Steve Hunt. From 1987 to 2003, Steve performed, toured, and recorded as a member of Allan Holdsworth's band. Several of his compositions appear on Holdsworth's albums. On Secrets (1989), Hunt is credited with composing "Maid Marion", and "Joshua". On Wardenclyffe Tower (1992), he did "Dodgy Boat". On Hard Hat Area, he helped to write "Prelude" and "Postlude". On the album Then!, which was recorded live in Japan, he helped with "Zone I", "Zone II", and "Zone III". Tracks from these albums are included in the compilation The Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock.

This is a video of my podcast with Tribal Tech founder and guitarist Scott Henderson.

Rudy Sarzo is a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 35 years with such groups as Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, DIO, BOC and many more. In addition, Rudy is the author of the book "Off the Rails" which chronicles his time with Randy Rhoads during their Quiet Riot and Ozzy years.

Voted “Best Keyboardist of All Time” by Music Radar Magazine, Jordan Rudess is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- nominated prog rock band, Dream Theater.

In today's episode of Sounding Off Bassist Jeff Berlin!

In this episode of SOUNDING OFF we talk to Dream Theater's Guitarist John Petrucci. Here is a bio of John:

Victor Wooten is here with us today to Sound Off on being a musician, songwriter, author and educator.

In this episode Snarky Puppy Guitarist Mark Lettieri Sounds Off about his Playing, Guitars and Gear.

In this episode of Sounding Off I talk with Music Theory YouTube Sensation Adam Neely. Adam is a bass guitarist and composer working in New York City. He runs a popular educational YouTube channel where he explores unusual and interesting topics in music and bass playing that might not normally be explored.

This episode features legendary drummer Dennis Chambers who sounds off about his Polyrhythms, Feel, Drum Tuning, Set Up, Gear and tells some hilarious stories about his fabled career. I even played him one of his own drum solos where he explains how he conceptualizes Metric Modulations and Polyrhythms.

In this episode of Sounding Off we are talking with Film Composer Mark Isham. Mark will tell you everything you need to know about the job of being a Film Composer. From the ideas to all the technology associated with it DAW, Temp Music, Orchestration and the Recording and Mixing process.

This weeks Sounding Off features Turkish Pianist/ Composer Aydin Esen. Today's show features Aydin discussing his concepts of melodic and harmonic language, the importance of flow in improvisation and how his concept has evolved over the past 30 years of performing. Check out the video called Aydin Esen and the Art of Improvisation - A Musical Gift • Aydin Esen and the Art of Improvisati...

Here is the story my major label recording career. I got signed for the first time at age 36 and it was a disaster of epic proportions. Be careful what you wish for.

The is the premiere of my new show called Sounding Off with Special Guest guitar legend Steve Vai. Today's show features Steve discussing topics ranging from the Music Industry to Frank Zappa to Polyrhythms and Nested Tuplets! Steve was hired by Frank Zappa at age 18 to transcribe everything from lead sheets to orchestral scores. The bulk of the work Steve explains was guitar solos and their accompanying drum parts. Frank played all the guitar and Vinnie Colaiuta was the drummer.

In this episode of Everything Music we will explore what Bach and Charlie Parker had in common which was octave displacement. It is a way for you to make your melodies more interesting and more intervallic. It will also give your lines much more interesting shapes.

This a story that like the one in "Fortunes of Hard Work" most people even my close friends don't know about me. It is the story of how I rediscovered Rock Music in my late 20's and how the journey took me to creating this channel. This is my 24 year overnight success story.

In the spring of 1980 something happened that was to alter the course of my life forever. I have told only a couple of my closest friends about this and no one in my family has ever heard this. I thought i would share it with you. Thank you for being here for me!

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

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.

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.

It's Time For A Major Change

In this episode we discuss the Van Halen Effect and the future of guitar virtuosos.

I get asked many times who my biggest musical influence is. Meet my Aunt Penny. This is from a livestream from earlier this week on my Rick Beato Live YouTube channel.

In this episode we discuss how to orchestrate and harmonize a melodic accompaniment for string ensemble.

In this episode we go head to head: Les Paul vs Stratocaster. Let me know your thoughts.

In this episode, we discuss all the elements related to recording, tuning, playing and the equipment used in John Bonham’s epic drum sound. Led Zeppelin’s, John Bonham is the most iconic drummer of all time.

Building my pedalboard! In this episode I will show you how to build the ultimate pedal board. Learn how to route your pedal board correctly using the concepts of Pitch, Tone, Modulation and Time.

In this episode of Sounding Off, we have Music YouTuber, Guitarist and Educator, Rick Graham.

In this episode we compare the styles of guitarists John Mayer and Joe Bonamassa.

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the state of popular music in regards to the recent copyright infringement lawsuits.

In this video, we discuss the $100 million lawsuit faced by singer Ed Sheeran with his song "Thinking Out Loud", which the suit alleges borrowed elements from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On".

In this episode I discuss the guitar players that every serious guitarist should know between 1929-1969. A comprehensive guide of styles covering Classical, Blues, Jazz, Country and Rock & Roll.

Is music moving in the wrong direction? Here is a comparison of todays TOP 20 of 2018 and the TOP 20 of 1998.

In this episode we discuss the rise and history of THE POWER TRIO.

In this episode we explore the greatest instrument and players of all-time.

In today's Everything Music, we explore what it means to be a virtuoso.

In this episode Rhett, Dave and I discuss our favorite obscure or sleeper guitar gear that we have used over the years. We are talking about guitars, amps and pedals.

In this episode of Everything Music we discuss the topic of SOUND MASS.

So what is it Yanny or Laurel? We ask 3 experts for their opinion.

In this episode of Everything Music we discuss the latest news about Guitar Center's Imminent Bankruptcy.

In this episode of Everything Music we explore recording Meshuggah Style (Djent) Guitar Sounds.

In this episode we investigate the truth behind the death of Rock Music.

In this episode, we focus on the opening cue of "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994).

In this episode of Everything Music I explain why Nickelback actually contains High Information musical content.

Fender Guitars not unlike Gibson, have had their own problems lately. One of them being the uproar surrounding the release of the John Mayer new PRS Silver Sky. I ask two experts how they got here and where they are headed.

On this episode of Sounding Off we have Guitarist and Founder of the Progressive Metal (Djent) band Periphery! Yes, he does Djent.

Today's guest is one of the greatest Jazz musicians of his generation. Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Potter is my guest on Sounding Off.