Missy Thangs is a producer, recordist, and composer working in North Carolina. She came up through the indie music circuit as a member of The Love Language, touring widely across two releases on Merge Records. She has appeared alongside artists including Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Camera Obscura, The Fall, Local Natives, and Cursive.
Thangs also released solo work under the project name Soft Company. While inactive in recent years, its published and written works remain part of her catalog.
Her work as a writer and performer also includes Birds of Avalon, Fan Modine, Le Weekend, Magicians Hand Practice, Piedmont Charisma, No One Mind, and Toddlers.
Thangs’ studio career took off at the Fidelitorium under the mentorship of Mitch Easter, where she served as a staff engineer from 2014 through 2020. Her approach to recording prioritizes feel, character, and idiosyncratic performances, shaped by Easter’s aesthetic and production ethos. Notable collaborations include Andrew Sa, Ex Hex, Ian McLagan (Small Faces), H.C. McEntire, Pie Face Girls, Reese McHenry, The Tills, Travis Morrison and Wye Oak.
ASCAP Writer and Producer
Women’s Audio Mission