Rick Beato is an American musician, educator and YouTube personality who hosts the popular "Everything Music" channel. He has worked as a musician, college professor, songwriter, and record producer, with production credits including NEEDTOBREATHE, Shinedown and Parmalee.

His channel has featured the likes of: Sting, Brian May, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Ron Carter, Al Di Meola, Seal, Victor Wooten, Eric Johnson, Gary Burton, Larry Carlton, Bernard Purdie, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tosin Abasi, Tim Henson, Robben Ford and many more.