Ross Golan x Rick Beato Interview: Songwriters got Poorer, AI is Next and So Where is Music Going?

Today's guest is multi-instrumentalist, music educator, interviewer, producer, and songwriter. He is also one of most influential independent music voices online. His real story isn't channel he built after 90-second video of his son's perfect pitch hit 80 million views overnight, it's his incredible value to music community and conversations he sparks online about state of music industry and his conversations with some of biggest creators within it's orbit. This is one of more unflinching conversations we've had about what's actually happening to music. Two musicians from different generations of same fight, working it out in real time. Where do you stand when rules of music industry keep changing under your feet? This is one of more unflinching conversations we've had about what's actually happening to music. Two musicians from different generations of same fight, working it out in real time. Where do you stand when rules of music industry keep changing under your feet? Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Beginning of Rick Beato's music career 03:11 - Rollercoaster of an early music career 05:32 - Napster era and dawn of digital recording 09:16 - Producing Shinedown - and how «Simple Man» became hit 10:54 - Why «Yellow Ledbetter» was B-side - and why bonus tracks are back 12:48 - What country radio still gets right about hits 14:54 - Inside Nashville sessions and number triangle 17:28 - Future of AI in music - and No Fakes Act 21:20 - Future of prompting and curating music...