Origin of music video In modern day, music videos are considered a highly effective marketing strategy to boost the artists exposure of sound based media. Music videos act both as a compliment to the story; emphasizing narrative points. And also as a means of effective promotional material. However, this is the modern understanding of music videos. Ideas in which were not entirely invented overnight. The development of video aided music was a gradual process and is believed to have started as early as 1894 (Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern - The Little Lost Child, 1894). This conceptual piece was not entirely a recorded video, nor did it contain video at all. The musicians devised a 'Stage Gimmick' in where they would project images behind them to accompany the lyrical content of the song. Because of this, the chord progression and lyrics were not the only cause of emotion - but so was the images displayed. In a way, this can be compared to a modern day projected PowerPoint...