diff --git a/admin/app/admin/event.rb b/admin/app/admin/event.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..186592d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/app/admin/event.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ActiveAdmin.register JamRuby::Event, :as => 'Event' do
+  menu :parent => 'Events'
+end
diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 92caba43c..460706511 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -131,3 +131,4 @@ connection_client_type.sql
 add_countries_regions_and_cities.sql
 plays_refactor.sql
 fix_max_mind_isp_and_geo.sql
+events.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/up/events.sql b/db/up/events.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c0feb664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/events.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CREATE TABLE events (
+  id VARCHAR(64) PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+  slug VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  starts_at TIMESTAMP,
+  ends_at TIMESTAMP,
+  title TEXT,
+  description TEXT,
+  created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
index 6d3903af7..6c65f40d5 100755
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ require "jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording"
 require "jam_ruby/models/crash_dump"
 require "jam_ruby/models/isp_score_batch"
 require "jam_ruby/models/promotional"
+require "jam_ruby/models/event"
 require "jam_ruby/models/icecast_admin_authentication"
 require "jam_ruby/models/icecast_directory"
 require "jam_ruby/models/icecast_limit"
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/event.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/event.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998e1d42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/event.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class JamRuby::Event < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+  attr_accessible :slug, :starts_at, :ends_at,
+                  :'starts_at(1i)', :'starts_at(2i)', :'starts_at(3i)', :'starts_at(4i)', :'starts_at(5i)',
+                  :'ends_at(1i)', :'ends_at(2i)', :'ends_at(3i)', :'ends_at(4i)', :'ends_at(5i)',
+                  :title,
+                  :description, as: :admin
+
+  validates :slug, uniqueness: true, presence: true
+
+end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/factories.rb b/ruby/spec/factories.rb
index 4a9b70b8e..24866a617 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/factories.rb
@@ -415,4 +415,11 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :music_session_like, :class => JamRuby::MusicSessionLiker do
 
   end
-end
+
+  factory :event, :class => JamRuby::Event do
+    sequence(:slug)           { |n| "slug-#{n}" }
+    title                     'event title'
+    description               'event description'
+
+  end
+ end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/event_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/event_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b888ab7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/event_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Event do
+  before do
+  end
+
+  it "should be creatable" do
+    FactoryGirl.create(:event)
+  end
+
+  it "should not have duplicate slugs" do
+    event1 = FactoryGirl.create(:event)
+    dup = FactoryGirl.build(:event, slug: event1.slug)
+    dup.save.should be_false
+    dup.errors[:slug].should == ["has already been taken"]
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/web/videoDialog.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/web/videoDialog.js
index 3a11c7479..9f59fa8bc 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/web/videoDialog.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/web/videoDialog.js
@@ -9,27 +9,27 @@
     var rest = context.JK.Rest();
     var dialogId = '#video-dialog';
 
+    function videoClick(e) {
+      var $self = $(this);
+      if (!context.jamClient || !context.jamClient.IsNativeClient()) {
+
+        $('#video-dialog-header').html($self.data('video-header') || $self.attr('data-video-header'));
+        $('#video-dialog-iframe').attr('src', $self.data('video-url') || $self.atr('data-video-url'));
+        app.layout.showDialog('video-dialog');
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        return false;
+      }
+      else {
+        var videoUrl = $.param.querystring(window.location.href, 'showVideo=' + encodeURIComponent($self.data('video-url')));
+        console.log("videoUrl: ", videoUrl);
+        context.jamClient.OpenSystemBrowser(videoUrl);
+      }
+    }
+
     function events() {
-      $('.carousel .slides').on('click', '.slideItem', function (e) {
-
-        var $self = $(this);
-        if (!context.jamClient || !context.jamClient.IsNativeClient()) {
-
-          $('#video-dialog-header').html($self.data('video-header'));
-          $('#video-dialog-iframe').attr('src', $self.data('video-url'));
-          app.layout.showDialog('video-dialog');
-          e.stopPropagation();
-          e.preventDefault();
-          return false;
-        }
-        else {
-
-
-          var videoUrl = $.param.querystring(window.location.href, 'showVideo=' + encodeURIComponent($self.data('video-url')));
-          console.log("videoUrl: ", videoUrl);
-          context.jamClient.OpenSystemBrowser(videoUrl);
-        }
-      })
+      $('.carousel .slides').on('click', '.slideItem', videoClick);
+      $('.video-slide').on('click', videoClick);
 
       $(dialogId + '-close').click(function (e) {
         app.layout.closeDialog('video-dialog');
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/main.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/main.css.scss
index 0b4e29340..c680de296 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/main.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/main.css.scss
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ body.web {
       color:#ed3718;
       font-size:26px;
       font-weight:300;
+      line-height:30px;
     }
   }
 
@@ -68,18 +69,48 @@ body.web {
     width:100%;
     min-height: 366px;
     position:relative;
-    padding-top:15px;
     padding-bottom:30px;
 
+    p {
+      color:#CCC;
+      line-height:150%;
+    }
+
     .welcome {
       padding-top: 30px;
     }
 
+    .wrapper h1 {
+      position:relative;
+      padding-top:15px;
+      color:#ed3718 !important;
+      font-weight:normal;
+      font-size:40px;
+    }
+
+    .wrapper h2 {
+      font-weight:300;
+    }
+
     h2 {
       font-size:24px;
       color:#ccc;
       font-weight:200;
     }
+
+    .button-orange, .button-grey {
+      display:inline-block;
+      height: 20px;
+      line-height:20px;
+      margin-bottom:10px;
+      margin-right:0px;
+    }
+
+    .button-grey:hover {
+      cursor:default;
+      background-color:#666;
+      color:#ccc;
+    }
   }
 
   .landing-sidebar {
@@ -217,10 +248,17 @@ body.web {
   p, ul {
     color:#999;
     line-height:160%;
-    margin-bottom:20px;
     width:90%;
     white-space:normal;
+  }
+
+  ul {
     font-size:16px;
+    margin-bottom:20px;
+  }
+
+  p {
+    font-size:14px;
   }
 
   h2 {
@@ -383,6 +421,14 @@ body.web {
       padding-left:40px;
     }
   }
+
+  .congratulations {
+    padding-top:1px;
+  }
+
+  .recordings-page, .sessions-page {
+    padding-top:15px;
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/welcome.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/welcome.css.scss
index 9f18a0e5c..80b10babf 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/welcome.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/welcome.css.scss
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Version: 1.1
   {
     display:none;
     position :relative ;
-    margin :30px auto 0;
+    margin :15px auto 0;
     width :auto;
     height :auto;
     border :none;
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/events_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5fb01079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class EventsController < ApplicationController
+
+  respond_to :html
+
+  def show
+    @event = Event.find_by_slug!(params[:slug])
+    render :layout => "web"
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 33b4ace7f..92aa2c9b0 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   def welcome
 
     @slides = [
-        Slide.new("JamKazam Overview", "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s"),
+        Slide.new("JamKazam Overview", "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/ylYcvTY9CVo?autoplay=1"),
         Slide.new("Getting Started", "web/carousel_fans.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s"),
         Slide.new("Playing in a Session", "web/carousel_bands.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s"),
-        Slide.new("JamKazam Overview", "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s"),
+        Slide.new("JamKazam Overview", "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/ylYcvTY9CVo?autoplay=1"),
         Slide.new("Getting Started", "web/carousel_fans.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s"),
         Slide.new("Playing in a Session", "web/carousel_bands.jpg", "http://www.youtube.com/embed/eaYNM7p6Z5s")
     ]
diff --git a/web/app/views/events/show.html.haml b/web/app/views/events/show.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6c62ed38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/views/events/show.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+- provide(:title, @event.title)
+
+.landing-content
+  %h1 Virtual Jam Fest 2014
+  %p.w60
+    = @event.description
+  %br
+  %br
+  %h2 ARTIST LINEUP
+  %br
+
+  %br{clear:'all'}
+
+  .landing-sidebar
+    %br
+    %br
+    %div{align:'center'}
+      %span SPONSORED BY:
+      = image_tag 'content/logo_centurylink.png', width:320, height:80, class:'play-icon', alt:'CenturyLink logo'
+      %br
+      %br
+      %br
+      %br
+      %div{align: 'center'} LEARN ABOUT JAMKAZAM</div>
+      %br
+      = image_tag 'web/carousel_musicians.jpg', width:350,  alt:'JamKazam Overview', class: 'video-slide',
+        :'data-video-header' => 'JamKazam Overview', :'data-video-url' => 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/ylYcvTY9CVo?autoplay=1'
+
+  %br{clear:'all'}
+
+
diff --git a/web/app/views/music_sessions/show.html.erb b/web/app/views/music_sessions/show.html.erb
index 6cff31b7b..5739e0839 100644
--- a/web/app/views/music_sessions/show.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/music_sessions/show.html.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <meta name="twitter:description"    content="<%= description_for_music_session_history(@music_session) %>" />
 <% end %>
 
+<div class="sessions-page">
 <div class="landing-band">
   <% unless @music_session.band.nil? %>
     <div class="landing-avatar">
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
   <%= render :partial => "shared/track_details", :locals => {:tracks => @music_session.grouped_tracks} %>
 </div>
 <br clear="all" />
+</div>
 
 <% if signed_in? %>
   <% unless @music_session.band.nil? %>
diff --git a/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb b/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
index 0a18d8021..4e79ace09 100644
--- a/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <meta name="twitter:description"    content="<%= description_for_claimed_recording(@claimed_recording) %>" />
 <% end %>
 
+<div class="recordings-page">
 <div class="landing-band">
   <% unless @claimed_recording.recording.band.blank? %>
     <div class="landing-avatar">
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
   <%= render :partial => "shared/track_details", :locals => {:tracks => @claimed_recording.recording.grouped_tracks} %>
 </div>
 <br clear="all" />
-
+</div>
 <% if signed_in? %>
   <% unless @claimed_recording.recording.band.nil? %>
     <%= render :partial => "shared/landing_sidebar", :locals => {:user => @claimed_recording.recording.band, :recent_history => @claimed_recording.recording.band.recent_history} %>
@@ -114,47 +115,6 @@
       $(function () {
           var showRecording = new JK.ShowRecording(JK.app);
           showRecording.initialize("<%= @claimed_recording.id %>", "<%= @claimed_recording.recording_id %>");
-
-          $("#recordingDuration").html(formatTime("<%= @claimed_recording.recording.duration %>"));
-
-          // remainder of this code is related to playing/pausing the recording
-          var htmlAudio = $(".recording-controls").find('audio').get(0);
-          var $imgPlayPauseSelector = $("#imgPlayPause");
-          var playButtonPath = '/assets/content/icon_playbutton.png';
-          var pauseButtonPath = '/assets/content/icon_pausebutton.png';
-          var durationInitialized = false;
-
-          function formatTime(time) {
-            var minutes = Math.floor(time / 60);
-            var seconds = Math.floor(time % 60);
-            return minutes.toString() + ":" + (seconds > 9 ? seconds.toString() : '0' + seconds.toString());
-          }
-
-          // this sets the slider to the appropriate position and updates the current play time
-          $(htmlAudio).on('timeupdate', function() {
-            var percentComplete = (htmlAudio.currentTime / htmlAudio.duration) * 100;
-            $(".recording-slider").css({'left': percentComplete + '%'});
-            $(".recording-current").html(formatTime(htmlAudio.currentTime));
-
-            // reset icon to play and slider to far left when done
-            if (percentComplete === 100) {
-              $imgPlayPauseSelector.attr('src', playButtonPath);
-              $(".recording-slider").css({'left': 0 + '%'});
-              $(".recording-current").html("0:00");
-            }
-          });
-
-          $("#btnPlayPause").click(function() {
-            if (htmlAudio.paused) {
-              htmlAudio.play();
-              $imgPlayPauseSelector.attr('src', pauseButtonPath);
-            }
-            else {
-              htmlAudio.pause();
-              $imgPlayPauseSelector.attr('src', playButtonPath);
-            }
-          });
-      });
     </script>
 <% end %>
 
diff --git a/web/app/views/shared/_cta_sidebar.html.erb b/web/app/views/shared/_cta_sidebar.html.erb
index 7742e983b..656b2bb1f 100644
--- a/web/app/views/shared/_cta_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/shared/_cta_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <a href="/signin">Already have an account?</a>
   </div>
   <br /><br />
-  <%= image_tag "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", {:width => 350, :alt => ""} %><br /><br />
+  <%= image_tag "web/carousel_musicians.jpg", {:width => 350, :alt => "", :class => 'video-slide', :'data-video-header' => 'JamKazam Overview', :'data-video-url' => 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/ylYcvTY9CVo?autoplay=1'} %><br /><br />
   <%= image_tag "web/carousel_fans.jpg", {:width => 350, :alt => ""} %><br /><br />
   <%= image_tag "web/carousel_bands.jpg", {:width => 350, :alt => ""} %>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/users/congratulations_fan.html.erb b/web/app/views/users/congratulations_fan.html.erb
index 5d94567bd..7c0735c9d 100644
--- a/web/app/views/users/congratulations_fan.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/users/congratulations_fan.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <% provide(:title, 'Congratulations') %>
 
-<div class="tagline">Congratulations!</div>
+<div class="congratulations">
+  <div class="tagline">Congratulations!</div>
 
-<p>You have successfully registered as a JamKazam fan.</p>
+  <p>You have successfully registered as a JamKazam fan.</p>
 
-<div class="proceed"><%= link_to "PROCEED TO JAMKAZAM SITE", client_path, :class =>"button-orange m0" %></div>
+  <div class="proceed"><%= link_to "PROCEED TO JAMKAZAM SITE", client_path, :class =>"button-orange m0" %></div>
 
+</div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
     window.congratulations.initialize(false, jQuery.QueryString["type"]);
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/users/congratulations_musician.html.erb b/web/app/views/users/congratulations_musician.html.erb
index 335980a78..f2684fff2 100644
--- a/web/app/views/users/congratulations_musician.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/users/congratulations_musician.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <% provide(:title, 'Congratulations') %>
 
 <% if @nativeClient %>
-  <div class="tagline">Congratulations!</div>
-  <p>You have successfully registered as a musician.</p>
-  <div class="proceed"><%= link_to "PROCEED TO JAMKAZAM SITE", client_path, :class =>"button-orange m0" %></div>
+  <div class="congratulations">
+    <div class="tagline">Congratulations!</div>
+    <p>You have successfully registered as a musician.</p>
+    <div class="proceed"><%= link_to "PROCEED TO JAMKAZAM SITE", client_path, :class =>"button-orange m0" %></div>
+  </div>
 <% else %>
   <%= render "users/downloads" %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index b42a218d7..8b588ee5e 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
 
   match '/gmail_contacts', to: 'gmail#gmail_contacts'
 
+  match '/events/:slug', to: 'events#show', :via => :get
 
-  # temporarily allow for debugging
+  # temporarily allow for debugging--only allows admini n
   match '/listen_in', to: 'spikes#listen_in'
 
   # embed resque-web if this is development mode