Entertainment > Branded Content & Visual Storytelling
PMK*BNC, Los Angeles / SAMSUNG / 2016
Overview
Credits
CampaignDescription
The creative idea was to think of how we could produce an original series that truly breaks down the barriers between aspiring musicians/students and their music idols -- putting them on the same LEVEL and enabling a truly interactive experience.
We felt the perfect setting for this was college campuses around the country where we could tap into the enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge of students while allowing the artists to feel reinvigorated by their passion for their craft.
Each episode culminates by selecting one unsuspecting student/fan with the surprise of lifetime, granting them the opportunity to share their own music with their hero.
Execution
Once we negotiated the overarching artist deals, we then determined the college campus stops based off the tour routing of the participating artists.
We shot all six episodes (2 episodes per artist) from Nov '15 to March '16, shooting everywhere from Kansas to Las Vegas to SXSW.
We then partnered with COMPLEX to create a massive distribution strategy of the content through both their native platform as well as their social media channels. The content was also posted on each participating artists' social media platforms.
Outcome
Each episode of the Music Lab series was distributed through COMPLEX homepage site, COMPLEX social channels, Samsung Mobile YouTube, Samsung Mobile Facebook & Twitter, and all artist social media -- resulting in millions of impressions and views of the content.
The engagement around the series was massive, generating thousands of comments and shares for each episode of the content that was posted.
The impact of the series was evident by the overwhelming participation from students on campus at the colleges we visited and even more so from the eagerness of students online petitioning to have their schools chosen as our next stop.
However, the greatest achievement of the series was undoubtedly the impact we were able to make on the musician students who were selected as our fan for each episode where you could see them truly coming steps closer to their dreams as they interacted with their heroes.
Relevancy
Samsung LEVEL Music Lab breaks down barriers between students and artists at colleges across the country.
It's a first-of-its-kind series that brings aspiring musicians up close and personal with the biggest emerging music stars today and enables the students to learn about the minds behind the music.
Strategy
Our strategy was built around targeting artists from different genres of music so that we could create a unique experience in each episode. Our first three artists represented EDM, Hip Hop and Pop and the college campuses we traveled to were dictated by the touring routes of the artists.
For Kansus University we chose The Chainsmokers. For A$AP Rocky we chose UNLV. And for Halsey we chose USC.
We then found our moderator for the series by looking for a hyper-social influencer form the music world. This lead us to Justin Bieber's good friend and videographer Rory Kramer. Rory has a massive following and we felt like he could be someone to really embody the voice of the Samsung Level Music Lab series.
The final task was to select a student fan/musician on each campus which we sourced out by working with the music departments at each college.
Synopsis
Situation: Samsung Level Headphones wanted to target the Millennial audience through unique and organic content.
Brief: Bring the Millennial audience a fresh new music series that integrates Samsung's best in class LEVEL headphones and deliver an unrivaled experience by working with top tier musicians.
Objectives: Our primary objectives were to create a first-of-its-kind music series, immerse our technology to truly power the experience, and target some of the biggest rising stars in music from a variety of genres.
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