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Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Rick Beato

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Society & Culture, Arts, Philosophy

4.6908 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Rick Beato is a musician, producer, and audio engineer whose deep passion for music has made him one of the most respected educators in the industry. A multi-instrumentalist with a background in jazz and classical music, he has produced and engineered countless records across genres, working with artists like Shinedown, Needtobreathe, and Parmalee. As the owner of Black Dog Sound Studios and the creator of a YouTube channel with 4.8 million subscribers, Beato has built a global community of music lovers. His channel demystifies everything from music theory and songwriting to iconic song breakdowns, making even the most complex musical concepts accessible and inspiring to all. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: LMNT Electrolytes https://drinklmnt.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.athleticnicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Squarespace https://squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter

Transcript

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0:00.0

Tetragrammaton

0:02.0

Tetragrammaton

0:03.0

I've played in bands until 99, and then I started producing records after I was, I was in a band that got dropped,

0:30.6

a band called Billioner that was on London Sire, then Universal, and got dropped.

0:35.6

And when all the labels, consolidation started happening,

0:40.3

and started producing full-time then, did that until I started my YouTube channel in 2016.

0:46.3

How did you start a YouTube channel?

0:48.3

In December of 2015, I did this video with my son Dylan.

0:53.3

He's 17 now, but he he was eight he has insanely good

0:56.0

perfect pitch born with it but um I taught him when he was three I used to be a college

1:01.6

music professor and I said I was like okay Dylan when you hear these notes together C E

1:06.2

major chord okay you know you hear the E F sharp G B, that's E add nine. I taught them all

1:14.0

these different chords and everything. So then I would play multiple chords at the same time,

1:17.6

up to four chords, and Dylan could name them all instantly, even if I played them 12-note chord.

1:22.7

Wow. Do you think it's because it was an inborn thing, or do you think it's because you started teaching him at the age that you taught him?

1:29.8

So I played, I started making playlists when Dylan was 15 weeks in utero, because I read what you can expect when you're expecting the book for parents, you know, that kids can start to hear then.

1:43.0

So I started playing what I call this, in retrospect,

1:46.5

was high information music. Bach, well-tempered clavier. I have a Turkish friend that's an

1:53.7

amazing pianist that makes these like contemporary classical improvisations, but all really

1:58.6

sophisticated music. After he was born, I kept doing it every day.

2:03.6

I'd spend about an hour with him and I'd dance around and do stuff like that with him

2:07.6

for the first year and a half or so.

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