{"id":4042,"date":"2011-01-27T16:59:44","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T21:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2011-01-27T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T22:01:08","slug":"gimme-five-missy-thangs-of-soft-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2011\/01\/gimme-five-missy-thangs-of-soft-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Five! Missy Thangs of Soft Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4060\" title=\"soft company\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany-360x254.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany-113x80.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/softcompany.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>When not playing keys with dream-pop rockers The Love Language, Missy Thangs has been quietly creating her own Soft Company to indulge her own musical proclivities&#8211;and now, to face down the\u00c2\u00a0 five.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. If your band were a craft project, what would it be?<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4062\" title=\"kraftwerk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kraftwerk_the_man_machine_album_cover.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt would definitely be Kraftwerk. \u00c2\u00a0Kraftwerk, a truly inventive and ground-breaking\u00c2\u00a0krautrock band with a career spanning decades, invented or elaborated on musical instruments\u00c2\u00a0krafting  custom sounds unbeknownst to pop music prior to. One such instrument:  custom-built vocoder (these things preceed Bon Iver by decades!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. What made you decide to start sharing this music?<\/strong><br \/>\nI  was a little hesitant at first because I was a bit unsure about my  intentions! \u00c2\u00a0Friends came to me and encouraged me to start taking the  songs to the stage, so that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Describe the first time you ever wrote a song.<\/strong><br \/>\nI  wrote a song about a pine cone with my best friend up in my parent&#8217;s  bonus room above the garage. \u00c2\u00a0A cappella &#8212; &#8220;It&#8217;s sticky, it&#8217;s prickly  it&#8217;ll make you bleed, it&#8217;s a PINE CONE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4061\" title=\"missythangs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs-106x80.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/missythangs.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>4. Who\/what might be a few inspirations or influences that would really surprise people?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s  two major influences in my song-writing that might surprise people.  \u00c2\u00a0One of the most inspirational records in my entire life is Brian  Wilson&#8217;s &#8220;Smile.&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0I have listened to that record probably 100 times and  then some. \u00c2\u00a0My favorite place to listen to it is in the tub in the  dark. \u00c2\u00a0The ambiance, creativity, orchestration and naive feel to the  songs continue to blow my mind every time I listen to it.<\/p>\n<p>The  other record is definitely Fleetwood Mac&#8217;s &#8220;Tusk.&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0A really important  person in my life turned me onto Lindsey Buckingham&#8217;s songs in  particular. \u00c2\u00a0His pop songs are simple yet so unforgettable. \u00c2\u00a0I was also  intrigued by his recording techniques wherein he records instruments and  vocals to tape using varied tape speeds. \u00c2\u00a0Cool stuff happens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (how \u00e2\u20ac\u2122d that turn out?)<\/strong><br \/>\nI  always wanted to play rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll guitar. I adored Billy Corgan as a  &#8216;tween and wanted to play guitar like him very much. \u00c2\u00a0My Grandpa took me  to some busy music super store in the early 90&#8217;s and bought me a silver  Fender Strat with a white pick guard with a tiny Crate practice amp to  go with it. I would mimic Corgan&#8217;s moves in the mirror.. yikes.<\/p>\n<p>It  didn&#8217;t really work out because I play keys now with my bands, however, I  do love playing some abrasive loud electric guitar, even if I&#8217;m not very  good at it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Hop on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/motorcomusic.com\/aquarian-birthday-party\">Motorco<\/a> next Saturday, February 5<sup>th<\/sup> to hear Soft Company in action.\u00c2\u00a0 And by all means, give Missy a high five when you see her!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When not playing keys with dream-pop rockers The Love Language, Missy Thangs has been quietly creating her own Soft Company to indulge her own musical proclivities&#8211;and now, to face down the\u00c2\u00a0 five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[311],"class_list":["post-4042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","tag-gimme-five"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4064,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions\/4064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}