There's a lot of singers that mimic autotune and there's regular synths they mimic the weird whatever you would call them. I know it's a novelty of autotune that the weird pitch bends that autotune does where you think wait did you have autotune in your voice? No it's me singing they're just mimicking it really amazing. Well actually there's one follow-up question which is it sounds because I recently did an economics podcast it sounds like a market opportunity right like if everyone is doing drum machines and autotune then is there going to be sort of a new place for more authentic acoustic slightly messy and imperfect musicians? Absolutely.
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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