Rick Beato Biography: Wife, Age, Children, Net Worth, YouTube, Height, Books, Albums

Richard John Beato is also known as Rick Beato is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator renowned for his YouTube channel Everything Music.

His series What Makes This Song Great? and interviews with music legends have made him a respected figure in music education, with a career spanning over four decades in the industry.

Profile

• Full Name: Richard John Beato
• Stage Name: Rick Beato
• Born: April 24, 1962
• Age: 63 years old
• Birthplace: Fairport, New York, USA
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: YouTuber, Music Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Educator
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
• Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Beato
• Siblings: Six
• Spouse: Nina Beato
• Children: Dylan Beato, Layla Beato, Lennon Beato
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $4 million USD

Early Life and Education

Rick Beato was born on April 24, 1962, in Fairport, New York, a suburb 9 miles east of Rochester, to Mr. and Mrs. Beato. The sixth of seven children, he grew up with two sisters and four brothers in a highly musical family.

His father, a jazz enthusiast, and his mother’s siblings, who were musicians and music teachers, introduced him to 1960s rock and jazz through vinyl records.

At age seven, he began playing the cello, switching to double bass at 13 and guitar at 14, initially learning by ear.

A broken ankle in 1975 gave him time to hone his guitar skills.

After graduating from Fairport High School in 1980, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Bass from Ithaca College and a Master’s degree in Jazz Guitar from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1987.

His ethnicity is White, and he was raised in a Christian household, though his current religious beliefs are not specified.

Career

Rick Beato began his career in the early 1980s as a session musician, songwriter, and audio engineer.

He played in bands like The Monroz (1978) and Rival Suns (1993), releasing albums First Light, Feel, and Pressure (EP) with the latter.

In 1997, he joined the rock band Billionaire, releasing The Goodnight Sky (1998) and Ascension (2000) with Republic Records.

Since 1995, he has owned Black Dog Sound Studios in Stone Mountain, Georgia, and co-founded 10 Star Records.

He has produced and written for artists like Shinedown (Leave a Whisper, 2003; platinum-certified), Needtobreathe (The Heat, 2007; The Outsiders, 2009; The Reckoning, 2011), and Parmalee (Feels Like Carolina, 2013; platinum-certified “Carolina”).

His work extends to film soundtracks, including Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) and Elizabethtown (2005).

Beato has lectured at Berklee College of Music, the University of Alabama, and taught jazz studies at Ithaca College.

In 2015, he launched his YouTube channel Rick Beato (originally Everything Music), which gained traction in 2016 with a viral video of his son Dylan demonstrating perfect pitch.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @rickbeato1
• Facebook Handle: Rick Beato
• Twitter Handle: @rick_beato
• YouTube Channel: @RickBeato

Personal Life

Rick Beato, 63, is married to Nina Beato, a project coordinator and laboratory manager at Georgia State University with degrees in biology.

They have three children: Dylan, Layla, and Lennon Beato, with Dylan frequently appearing in videos showcasing his perfect pitch.

The family resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where they have lived since the 1990s.

Nina prefers privacy, rarely appearing on Rick’s social media.

Beato is an animal lover with two dogs and supports music education through his foundation, Make a Noise.

Discography (As Artist)

• 3 Song Demo – The Monroz (1978)
• First Light – Rival Suns (1993)
• Feel – Rival Suns (1993)
• Pressure – Rival Suns (EP, 1993)
• The Goodnight Sky – Billionaire (1998)
• Ascension – Billionaire (2000)

Session Work

• Demolotion (“The Walls You Walk Through”) – Umajets (1997)
• Swollen and Tender (“Mr. Combination,” “Boxes”) – Umajets (1999)
• Four-Star Explosion (“Up in Space,” “A Postcard,” “Breathe”) – Big Atomic (2000)
• My Kung Fu Is Good (“Used to Be”) – The Duke (2005)
• Echo Heart (“Close My Eyes”) – Markus Fagervall (2006)

Production (Selected)

• Choking on Sugar – Skirt (1996, Producer)
• Welcoming Home the Astronauts – Flickerstick (2001, Co-producer)
• Hello Out There – Michelle Malone (2001, Co-producer, Musician)
• Leave a Whisper – Shinedown (2003, Co-producer, Engineer)
• June’s Picture Show – Ingram Hill (2004, Producer, Mixer, Co-writer)
• Elizabethtown – I Nine (“Same in Any Language,” 2005, Producer)
• Herbie: Fully Loaded – Various (“More Than a Feeling,” 2005, Producer)
• The Heat – Needtobreathe (2007, Co-producer, Engineer)
• The Sound of Madness – Shinedown (2008, “Son of Sam”)
• The Outsiders – Needtobreathe (2009, Co-producer, Engineer)
• Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee (2013, Co-writer, “Carolina”)
• Halfway to Hopkins – Atlas Road Crew (2015, Co-producer)
• Broken People – Muddy Magnolias (2016, Co-producer)

Net Worth

Rick Beato has an estimated net worth of $4 million USD. His income stems from YouTube ad revenue (1.4 billion views, ~$3.6 million pre-tax), music production, royalties from platinum-certified albums, his record label 10 Star Records, and sales of The Beato Book and merchandise like T-shirts and CDs.