This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 410 with Raine Stern from NBC’s The Voice. From a very young age, Raine had a sense of awareness that beckoned her to inspire change. As a child, she would recite detailed speeches to her family on issues that were important to her. She soon realized the powerful response that music can evoke and picked up the electric guitar, beginning her lifelong journey with songwriting. After moving to Madison from her small hometown, she was quickly picked up as a lead guitarist and sing.