History of Music videos By jojomadmad Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 2010 History of Music videos dfcgk Jan 1, 1935 Len Lye 'Colour Box' by Len Lye is the earliest example of a music video- it consists of no seen objects. just patters and colours. it was made by physically scratchng colours and patterns on the actual film strip.