Jon Platt, the chairman of SonyATVMusicPub and the highest ranking black executive in the music industry, speaks out in an op-ed. Read 'A Change Must Come' in full.
, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV, the world’s biggest music publishing company, is one of the most powerful and influential publishers of the past 25 years, having worked with Jay-Z, Beyonce and Rihanna since early in their careers. He is also the highest ranking black executive in the music industry. Platt wrote an op-ed on the week’s recent events, which is published in full below.
For many of my colleagues, in our business dealings, we are targets for unfounded assumptions by people whose unspoken questioning of whether we belong is written on their faces. “New normal” is a reference that has taken hold in society with the global pandemic. But the phrase should be about more than adjustments to our workplaces, commutes and social distancing. It must reflect a reset of respect for each other as human beings.
Music companies have rushed to pledge solidarity with the Black community since the atrocity committed against Mr. Floyd. But I often remind my team of a fact that might seem odd for a music man to point out: “People see better than they hear.” Timely action must follow the industry’s lyrics. Otherwise, words are ultimately empty.
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