diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 3e10c271f..4d6757f21 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -373,4 +373,4 @@ connection_role.sql
 retailer_payment_split.sql
 teacher_distribution_fields.sql
 jam_track_download_rights.sql
-json_stores_type_index.sql
+mobile_recording_support.sql
diff --git a/db/up/json_stores_type_index.sql b/db/up/json_stores_type_index.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index c6d731ff4..000000000
--- a/db/up/json_stores_type_index.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CREATE INDEX json_stores_type ON json_stores USING btree(type);
diff --git a/db/up/mobile_recording_support.sql b/db/up/mobile_recording_support.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e6c248c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/mobile_recording_support.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- the type column should be indexed
+CREATE INDEX json_stores_type ON json_stores USING btree(type);
+
+-- mobile recording media S3 upload
+CREATE TABLE mobile_recording_uploads (
+    id character varying(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+    mobile_recording_id varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+    file_url varchar(1024) DEFAULT NULL,
+    file_name varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+    size integer,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX mobile_recording_id_idx ON mobile_recording_uploads USING btree(mobile_recording_id);
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
index 1ac125372..783d534a4 100755
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ require "jam_ruby/models/teacher_genre"
 require "jam_ruby/models/jam_class_report"
 require "jam_ruby/models/campaign_spend"
 require "jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording"
+require "jam_ruby/app/uploaders/mobile_recording_uploader"
+require "jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload"
 include Jampb
 
 module JamRuby
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/app/uploaders/mobile_recording_uploader.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/app/uploaders/mobile_recording_uploader.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6897a51f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/app/uploaders/mobile_recording_uploader.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+class MobileRecordingUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
+
+  def initialize(*)
+    super
+    JamRuby::UploaderConfiguration.set_aws_private_configuration(self)
+  end
+
+  def store_dir
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def md5
+    @md5 ||= ::Digest::MD5.file(current_path).hexdigest
+  end
+
+  def filename
+    model.filename if model.id
+  end
+
+  def extension_white_list
+    %w(aac m4a mp3)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording.rb
index 79ac04533..3cb19560a 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ module JamRuby
     # this class keeps backups of mobile recording jobs
     belongs_to :recording, class_name: 'JamRuby::Recording', foreign_key: :foreign_key1_id
 
+    has_one :mobile_recording_upload,
+            class_name: 'JamRuby::MobileRecordingUpload',
+            foreign_key: :mobile_recording_id
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed25b8204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class MobileRecordingUpload < ActiveRecord::Base
+    include JamRuby::S3ManagerMixin
+
+    self.table_name = 'mobile_recording_uploads'
+    self.primary_key = 'id'
+
+    RECORDING_FILE_DIR = "mobile_recording_uploads"
+
+    attr_accessible :file_url, :size, :file_name
+
+    belongs_to :mobile_recording,
+               class_name: "JamRuby::MobileRecording",
+               foreign_key: :mobile_recording_id
+
+    mount_uploader :file_url, MobileRecordingUploader
+
+    before_destroy :delete_s3_files
+
+    validates :size, :presence => true
+
+    def self.create(mobile_recording, file, file_name)
+      mru = self.new
+      mru.file_name = file_name
+      mru.mobile_recording = mobile_recording
+      mru.size = file.size
+
+      # save first to get a valid created_at time
+      mru.save!
+
+      # now that the model exists (created_at exists), we can save the file in the correct path
+      mru.file_url = file
+      mru.save
+      mru
+    end
+
+    def filename
+      self.class.construct_filename(self)
+    end
+
+    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120)
+      s3_manager.sign_url(self[:file_url], {:expires => expiration_time, :secure => true})
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def self.construct_filename(mru)
+      "#{RECORDING_FILE_DIR}/#{mru.created_at.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')}/#{mru.mobile_recording.user_id}/#{mru.file_name}"
+    end
+
+    def delete_s3_files
+      s3_manager({:public => true}).delete(self[:file_url]) if self[:file_url]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..400bd14b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mobile_recording_upload_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'digest/md5'
+
+# NOTE this was cloned from music_notation_spec.rb
+
+describe MobileRecordingUpload do
+
+  include UsesTempFiles
+
+  MRU_TEMP_FILE='detail.png'
+
+  in_directory_with_file(MRU_TEMP_FILE)
+
+  before do
+    content_for_file("this is mobile recording test file")
+  end
+
+  it "return empty" do
+    MobileRecordingUpload.all.length.should == 0
+  end
+
+
+  it "should allow insertion" do
+    mru = MobileRecordingUpload.new
+    mru.file_url = File.open(MRU_TEMP_FILE)
+    mru.size = File.size(MRU_TEMP_FILE)
+
+    mr = MobileRecording.new
+    mr.user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    mr.save!
+    
+    mru.mobile_recording = mr
+    mru.save!
+
+    File.basename(mru.file_url.path).should == mr.user_id
+    mru.size.should == File.size(MRU_TEMP_FILE)
+
+    stub_const("APP_CONFIG", app_config)
+    mru.sign_url.should_not be_nil
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
index db91059dc..fc87630c0 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
   before_filter :api_signed_in_user, :except => [ :add_like ]
 
-  before_filter :lookup_recording, :only => [ :show, :stop, :claim, :discard, :keep, :delete_claim, :add_timeline, :add_video_data, :delete_video_data, :mobile_update ]
+  before_filter :lookup_recording, :only => [ :show, :stop, :claim, :discard, :keep, :delete_claim, :add_timeline, :add_video_data, :delete_video_data, :mobile_upload, :mobile_update, :mobile_upload_download, :mobile_upload_delete ]
   before_filter :lookup_recorded_track, :only => [ :download, :upload_next_part, :upload_sign, :upload_part_complete, :upload_complete ]
   before_filter :lookup_recorded_backing_track, :only => [ :backing_track_download, :backing_track_upload_next_part, :backing_track_upload_sign, :backing_track_upload_part_complete, :backing_track_upload_complete ]
   before_filter :lookup_recorded_video, :only => [ :video_upload_sign, :video_upload_start, :video_upload_complete ]
@@ -13,6 +13,42 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
     @log || Logging.logger[ApiRecordingsController]
   end
 
+  def mobile_upload
+    mobile_rec = @recording.mobile_recording
+    
+    if mobile_rec
+      mru = MobileRecordingUpload.create(mobile_rec, request.body, params[:file_name])
+      
+      unless mobile_rec.errors.any?
+        render :json => @recording, :status => 200
+        return
+      end
+    end
+    response.status = :unprocessable_entity
+    render nothing: true 
+  end
+
+  def mobile_upload_download
+    mobile_rec = @recording.mobile_recording
+    if mobile_rec && mobile_rec.mobile_recording_upload
+      redirect_to mobile_rec.mobile_recording_upload.sign_url
+      return
+    end
+    response.status = :unprocessable_entity
+    render nothing: true 
+  end
+
+  def mobile_upload_delete
+    mobile_rec = @recording.mobile_recording
+    if mobile_rec
+      mobile_rec.mobile_recording_upload.try(:destroy)
+      render :json => {}, status: 204
+      return
+    end
+    response.status = :unprocessable_entity
+    render nothing: true 
+  end
+  
   def mobile_update
     mobile_rec = @recording.mobile_recording
     
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index fa0b5b95e..5831ceabe 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -601,7 +601,11 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     match '/recordings/:id/video_data' => 'api_recordings#add_video_data', :via => :post, :as => 'api_recordings_video_data'
     match '/recordings/:id/video_data' => 'api_recordings#delete_video_data', :via => :delete, :as => 'api_recordings_video_data_delete'
     match '/recordings'  => 'api_recordings#create_immediately', :via => :post
+
     match '/recordings/:id/mobile_update' => 'api_recordings#mobile_update', :via => :post, :as => 'api_recordings_mobile_update'
+    match '/recordings/:id/mobile_upload' => 'api_recordings#mobile_upload', :via => :post, :as => 'api_recordings_mobile_upload'
+    match '/recordings/:id/mobile_upload' => 'api_recordings#mobile_upload_download', :via => :get, :as => :download_mobile_recording
+    match '/recordings/:id/mobile_upload' => 'api_recordings#mobile_upload_delete', :via => :delete, :as => :delete_mobile_recording
 
 
     # Recordings - recorded_tracks