Richard John Beato (/biˈɑːtoʊ/ bee-AH-toh; born April 24, 1962[2]) is an American YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and educator.

[3] On his YouTube channel, he covers different aspects of rock, jazz, blues, electronic, rap, and pop, and he conducts interviews with musicians and producers.

[16] Despite his initial inexperience with video production and uncertainty about the channel's potential ("nobody's going to watch an old guy with white hair on YouTube"), Beato's extensive background in audio engineering contributed to the development of educational content aimed at a broad audience.

[12] In the early days of his channel, Beato focused on creating videos that offered insights in how to play instruments, music theory, production techniques, and song analysis.

[16] Everything Music gained significant attention in 2016 after a video featuring his son demonstrating perfect pitch went viral, quickly amassing over three million views and helping to establish Beato's social media presence.

[16][17][18][19] Following the success of his early videos, Beato expanded his channel's content to include more comprehensive music topics, such as the series "What Makes This Song Great?

In July 2020, he testified about his Youtube experiences before a United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which was reviewing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and considering limitations and exceptions such as fair use.

[16] These include Paul Gilbert,[22] Billy Corgan,[23] Jimmy Chamberlin,[24] Michael McDonald,[25] Matteo Mancuso,[26] Mateus Asato,[26] Steve Morse,[27] Stewart Copeland,[28] Nuno Bettencourt,[29] Tony Levin,[30] Maynard James Keenan,[31] Brian May,[32] Alan Parsons,[33] Kip Winger,[34] Kenny Aronoff,[35] Josh Freese,[36] Mohini Dey,[37][38] Danny Carey,[39] Yngwie Malmsteen,[40] Joe Satriani,[41] Steve Vai,[41] Rex Brown,[42] Charlie Benante,[42] Zakk Wylde,[42] Joe Bonamassa,[43] Kirk Hamett,[44] Marty Friedman,[45] Steven Wilson,[46] Kiko Loureiro,[47] Tim Henson,[48] Robert DeLeo,[49] Keith Jarrett,[16] Pat Metheny,[16] Seal, Sting,[16] and Steve Lukather.

Furthermore, Beato criticizes modern production techniques, such as Auto-Tune and excessive digital effects, for diminishing the authenticity and richness of music.

[16] He advocates for well-funded music programs in schools, believing they are crucial for developing critical thinking skills and citing examples of influential figures like Paul Allen who were musicians.