The Sony Music lifer has met more than his share of challenges since assuming the chairmanship in 2019: from making the right hires to see the company\u2019s vision through to banking on talent and not just \u201chits\u201d to segueing to a subscription-driven business to getting through a global pandemic and responding to the call for social justice -- all this as borders cease to exist in this new global music economy. Bonus: a talk with Grammy-winning mastering engineer Emily Lazar.