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Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo might be better known as Theatres, the auction duo and some of the most popular in recent Nelly's "wrere," his "girl!" But you with its total need
Huley in group is release album, ends, later N.E.R.D. is on tour performed at City Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., on Sunday to promote new disc.
"Musically, it's like a car that turns into a robot like Optus Prime," Williams says.
Williams compares the new songs to the Transformers character because he says most of the songs on the new album started out with
Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. and The Neptunes.
one sound but ended with another:"It's a can of Red Bull with growth hormones," Williams says of the record, which starts off up-tempo, but slows down by the end.
The trio is excited to join Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour this summer alongside rapper Lupe Fiasco and singer Rihanna.
"Kanye and I had been talking about it for a year now" Williams says of
vibe," Hugo says.
Williams says that although collaborations with Jay-Z had been successful in the past, the artists don't focus on making hit records when they work
"Musically, it's like a car that turns into a robot like Optimus Prime."
- Pharrell Williams, on N.E.R.D.'s upcoming album, Seeing Sounds
the tour."We finally were able to figure it out and it's going to fun."
Williams and West collaborated in 2006 on Williams's song "Number One," but Williams did his most recent collaborations with West's mentor, rapper Jay-Z.
Williams produced the tracks "I Know" and "Blue Magic" for Jay-Z's most recent album, American Gangster. Previous efforts between Jay-Z and The Neptunes include the hits "I Just Wanna Love UJ," "Excuse Me Miss!" "Frontin'" and "Young Girl."
Hugo says collaborations with Jay-Z were all about feeling comfortable with the sound.
"When we record, he's in the vocal booth and we mix and match different sounds until we get the right
together as much as they focus on making unique ones.
Switching from doing the production duties of The Neptunes to getting behind the mic for N.E.R.D. is never a problem, Williams says.
"You can have a conversation with friends in the streets but also be religious—there are different sides to a personality created!" Williams says. "N.E.R.D. is who we are. The Neptunes are what we do."
After the Glow In The Dark Tour this summer, the trio will travel to Asia, the United Kingdom and Europe to continue their own tour and promoting Seeing Sounds.
"Expect energy and emotion." Williams says of the album, which doesn't yet have a set release date, but will hit stores sometime this year.
- Matt Lindberg
22 03.13.2008 VOL.5 ISS.24 interesting fact: On average, every American consumes more than 9 pounds of pickles every year. -www.ilovepickles.org Contact the writer: mlindberg@kansan.com