Real name: Richard John Beato

Rick Beato (b. April 24, 1962) is a musician, teacher, youtuber and owner of Ten Star Records. Rick has worked as a writer/producer with various bands in the rock and country genres. Two albums that he produced for Needtobreathe – The Outsiders and The Reckoning – won Dove Awards in the Best Rock/Contemporary category. He co-wrote “Carolina” with Parmalee in 2013, which climbed to number 1 on the Billboard’s Country Music Chart. He is certified to teach grades K-12 and holds a bachelor’s in music from Ithaca College and a master’s in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors at The GLOBE Academy dual-language immersion charter school in Atlanta, GA.