The Computers Are Helping Us Do This, Right?

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It would seem to me that there's sort of two directions that pulls us in. On the one hand, maybe it takes us away from the organic soulful side of people playing their instruments since anyone can do it and ask the computer to do it. But on the other hand, it sounds like it's a democratizing influence where anyone can make an album which I think is great. Well, I wouldn't be talking to you right now if it weren't for computers and DAWs because the only way I was able to become a producer at 37 was that they did design invented Pro Tools with the DGOA1 interface.

There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help people understand the theoretical underpinnings of popular music than today’s guest, Rick Beato. His YouTube videos dig into how songs work and what makes them great. We talk about music theory and how it contributes to our appreciation of all kinds of music.

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Rick Beato obtained a master’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently a producer and owner of Black Dog Sound Studios in Georgia, as well as host of a popular YouTube channel. He has worked as a session musician, songwriter, and lecturer at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere. He is the author of The Beato Book Interactive as well as other music-training tools.

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