Unoriginal Content: As of Q1 2022, the majority of the top content viewed on Facebook is unoriginal (recycled memes, jokes, and questions that have previously gone viral on other platforms). The video on the right was posted three times by EDMTunes[¹][²][³], twice by Beatport [¹][²] and once by Dancing Astronaut[¹] and Run The Trap[¹]. This video alone generated over 26M views. Look for viral electronic videos to repost, and don't be afraid to share top-performing videos multiple times on your feed.
Content Opportunities:
No Decks? No Problem: Of the “Electronic Humour” videos, those featuring people pretending to play on “fake decks” generated 20% of the total views. Check out these other creative ways people performed on “fake decks” here and here.
14M Views
8M Views| 16M Repost Views
Young Talent
Videos of kids performing electronic music, dancing to it or attending festivals. Top videos in this segment include a kid performing a 90s club mix on the piano, a kid DJingand a 5-year-old producing a multi-instrumental song.
Tactics to Implement:
Playlists: EDMTunes posted the video on the right on its playlist “EDMLols”. Sharing videos on a playlist can help increase its distribution through related content recommendations — helping you reach and grow loyal audiences.
Content Opportunities:
Start ‘Em Young: Look for ways to engage with jr. artists on social, such as creating a remix challenge, hosting a DJ competition or partnering with badass 9-year-old like DJ Michelle.
3.6M Views
14M Views
Content Opportunities:
1. Street Performance
Impressive, crowd-pleasing videos of electronic musicians performing on the street. The first video features a man using flip flops and PVC piping to create music, while the other features Damat Drummer performing on pots and pans.
Tactics to Implement:
Video Length: The top-performing video was just under 10 minutes long, while the others ranged from 22 seconds to 1 minute. The 22-second video had the lowest engagement rate by views, at 2%, while the other videos each generated an ER around 6%. The 10-minute video had the highest ER, at 6.4%.
Content Opportunities:
Back to Basics: In a genre that is known for its elaborate costumes and high-tech stage effects, these street-performance videos are refreshingly simple. Create a video series where artists are challenged to use everyday household items — such as pots & pans, flip flops or PVC piping to create music.
3M Views | 7M Repost Views
2.5M Views
2. Creative Set-Up
Artists using unconventional ways to create mixes such as setting up a bathroom faucet as a kill switch or using barcodes or melons to create a track.
Tactics to Implement:
Video Copy: All videos analyzed in this content bucket have short titles and captions, with the longest title being 28 characters and caption being 54 characters. All captions featured at least one emoji.
Content Opportunities:
No Limits: Creativity and innovation are at the core of electronic music. In this content bucket, musicians bring this to light by showcasing their humorously unconventional ways of creating music. When it comes to making music, there are no limits. Encourage artists to venture out of their comfort zones and create new sounds.
1.6M Views
3.4M Views
3. Dance Video
When there is EDM, there will be dancing. Top videos feature a couple dancing to the 1994 track Brighter Days and a mascot and security guard jamming on the field.
Tactics to Implement:
Off-Peak Posting: Of the data set, videos published at midnight followed by 1am generated the highest amount of views and engagements on average. Posting in off-peak times allows you to benefit from less competition and first-scroll of the day traffic.
Video Length: Top videos were 37 and 46 seconds long.
Content Opportunities:
Feel Good Energy: Videos in this content bucket are meant to feel good and boost the viewers mood. Share cheerful dances to upbeat music, and you can even make it a weekend celebration! Add extra excitement by using an exclamation point or emoji.
1.2M Views
1.2M Views
4. Throwbacks
Throwback videos of legendary sets, infamous performances and riffs, and raving memories. Top videos included old school rave dancing from the 90s, A-Trak’s 1997 DMC World DJ Championships set and The Stickmen Project playing the classic Voodoo People riff.
Tactics to Implement:
Promo: Beatport shared the A-Trak throwback video on the right two days before he performed live on their ReConnect livestream.
Tags: 90% of Beatport’s top performing videos on Facebook use tags including “Beatport” and other applicable tags to the respective video. The video shown on the left featured the tags “Beatport”, “A-Trak” and “DMC World DJ Championships”.
Content Opportunities:
Acceptable in the 80’s(Source): All generations (but especially Gens Zs*), are drawn to the comfort and nostalgia of their younger years. Sprinkle in throwback content from various eras in electronic history to unlock these “core memories”.
3.2M Views
1.1M Views | 1.9M Repost Views
Viral Videos:
These videos were omitted from their content buckets as ‘viral’ outliers for exceeding 3x the views and engagements of their respective benchmarks.
Livestream Moment
Length: 6:56 minutes
Content: The viral “Livestream Moment” video shown features the clip from when deadmau5 discovered the perfect vocalist for his song “The Veldt” while livestreaming.
8M Views
Electronic Humour
Length: 3:00 minutes and 30 seconds
Content: The two viral “Electronic Humour” videos featured above are from EDMTunes. The video on the left follows a skit format. Both videos have been reposted multiple times.
24M Views | 11M Repost Views
23M Views| 3M Repost Views
Livestream Set
Length: 1:15 hours
Content: Nina Kraviz live set from the F1 Heineken Gran Premio D'Italia 2021.
2.4M Views
Interview
Length: 1 hour
Content: Little Dragon was live on Noisey’s Facebook channel for a virtual interview. The live stream had a waiting screen before starting with a pre-recorded performance by the group.
86K Views
Extreme Performing Opportunities are removed from the graph benchmark to avoid skewing the dataset.
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