Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe (born December 14, 1991), known professionally as Lightchild (stylized as llghtchlld), is an American and Japanese musician, composer, and music editor.
Early life
Yabe was born in
New York City
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. Growing up, she was influenced simultaneously by both American and Japanese culture.
Her music career began with the study of classical violin under the tutelage of
Roberta Guaspari
Roberta Guaspari (born September 15, 1947) is an American violinist and music educator. She is known for her work in Harlem, New York, where she taught during the 1980s and 1990s to keep music alive in inner-city schools. She was portrayed on fil ...
and Lynelle Smith of
Opus 118 Harlem School of Music.
Career
After graduating from
Pomona College, she moved back to New York City to pursue a career in the arts and entertainment industry. She got a job transcribing interviews for producers on the reality crime series ''
The First 48'' (2004–present) for
ITV Studios (formerly Granada Entertainment) and she eventually joined the Editors Guild as an edit room assistant, the equivalent to an apprentice on the West Coast.
She has collaborated with film directors and composers on several soundtracks as a music editor, including
Boots Riley's
''Sorry To Bother You'' (2018) and
Radha Blank
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's ''
The Forty-Year Old Version'' (2020).
Recognition
References
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American film score composers
1991 births
Living people
21st-century American musicians
Pomona College alumni