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34 CINEMONTAGE / Q2 2018 34 CINEMONTAGE / Q2 2018 by Rob Feld • portraits by Sarah Shatz M usic editor Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe exemplifies the possibilities offered by the world of post-production if one is willing to throw oneself in and find one's way. Yabe was born in New York but grew up in Tokyo, where she trained in violin and taught herself guitar. She was pre- med at Pomona College but got involved in the music scene in nearby Los Angeles, playing in a few sessions and producing music. After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts and entertainment industry. Broadening her search, Yabe met a network post-producer at an alumni event who told her that a company was looking to fill an entry-level position in television post-production. She got the gig — transcribing interviews for producers on the reality crime series The First 48 (2004-present) for ITV Studios (formerly Granada Entertainment) — and eventually joined the Editors Guild as an edit room assistant, the equivalent to an apprentice on the West Coast. >>> She's Got the Music in Her Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe