After the album was released, Pharrell, the front lead for the band was questioned on what the album offered and why did they choose the direction they did for the music;
"Williams explained that the title was based on synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon the band learned of while watching the Discovery Channel. They were inspired to create music that could be conceived as a live show. He was surprised to learn not everyone experienced while listening to music. He described synesthesia as the outcome when "one sense gets more information than what's intended", stimulated by sensory deprivation. Haley further elaborated, saying that it is a mixture of senses that causes a person to experience colorful hearing and auditory smell. When the band created the album, it was the music they envisioned and decided the appropriate title for the album, Seeing Sounds. Williams pointed out that the lyrics were also inspired by synesthesia. He said that his fans want to "rock out" and be taken on an "emotional roller coaster", and the only way to do that is to give the fans some records they could blast out on their speakers. "http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/05/11/for_nerd_its_time_to_ramp_up_production/
http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_old_money_new/index.html
I think the title in itself being 'Seeing Sounds' is something to kind of emulate in my work. With that I could still use my piano/keyboard idea but give it a different concept i.e. assign each key with a spectrum of colours.
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