“Pine is also impressed by composers who are also performers. ‘Once upon a time, there was no such thing as a composer who wasn’t also a performer, or a performer who didn’t compose at least a little,’ Pine averred. ‘Then, people were designated as composers, where they didn’t really step foot on stage or keep up playing an instrument. That wasn’t necessarily a healthy development,’ she said. ‘The profession wanted to sort people into lanes: Are you a performer? Or are you a composer? … This current generation is now really getting back to the roots of what I would call a healthier musical life of doing both. Jessie’s curated season at MusicNOW highlighted a number of fellow composer/performers. I love that she is showing the next generation that this exists. This is good. This is possible.'”