diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby.rb b/lib/jam_ruby.rb
index 63c5d0c7c..c64f8a058 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ require "jam_ruby/models/musician_instrument"
 require "jam_ruby/models/band_musician"
 require "jam_ruby/models/user_follower"
 require "jam_ruby/models/user_following"
+require "jam_ruby/models/user_favorite"
 require "jam_ruby/models/band_follower"
 require "jam_ruby/models/search"
+require "jam_ruby/models/recording"
 
 include Jampb
 
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
index a52e5a2c5..6103f502a 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ module JamRuby
     self.primary_key = 'id'
 
     # musicians
-    has_many :band_musicians
+    has_many :band_musicians, :class_name => "JamRuby::BandMusician"
     has_many :users, :through => :band_musicians, :class_name => "JamRuby::User"
 
     # genres
     has_and_belongs_to_many :genres, :class_name => "JamRuby::Genre", :join_table => "bands_genres"
 
+    # recordings
+    has_and_belongs_to_many :recordings, :class_name => "JamRuby::Recording", :join_table => "bands_recordings"
+
     # followers
     has_many :followers, :class_name => "JamRuby::BandFollower", :foreign_key => "band_id"
     has_many :inverse_followers, :through => :followers, :source => :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::Band", :foreign_key => "follower_id"
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ module JamRuby
     def location
       # TODO: implement a single string version of location;
       # this will be indexed into elasticsearch and returned in search
-      return "Austin, TX"
+      return "#{self.city}, #{self.state}, #{self.country}"
     end
     
     # helper method for creating / updating a Band
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f253a04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class Recording < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+    self.primary_key = 'id'
+
+    # musicians
+    has_and_belongs_to_many :users, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :join_table => "musicians_recordings"
+
+    # bands
+    has_and_belongs_to_many :bands, :class_name => "JamRuby::Band", :join_table => "bands_recordings"
+
+  end
+ end
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diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 7a3c0c56a..263405615 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ module JamRuby
     has_many :band_musicians
     has_many :bands, :through => :band_musicians, :class_name => "JamRuby::Band"
 
+    # recordings
+    has_and_belongs_to_many :recordings, :class_name => "JamRuby::Recording", :join_table => "musicians_recordings"
+
     # followers
     has_many :followers, :class_name => "JamRuby::UserFollower", :foreign_key => "user_id"
     has_many :inverse_followers, :through => :followers, :source => :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :foreign_key => "follower_id"
@@ -36,7 +39,9 @@ module JamRuby
     has_many :band_followings, :class_name => "JamRuby::BandFollower", :foreign_key => "follower_id"
     has_many :inverse_band_followings, :through => :band_followings, :class_name => "JamRuby::Band", :foreign_key => "band_id"
 
-    # favorites (needs Recording model)
+    # favorites
+    has_many :favorites, :class_name => "JamRuby::UserFavorite", :foreign_key => "recording_id"
+    has_many :inverse_favorites, :through => :favorites, :source => :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :foreign_key => "user_id"
 
     # friends
     has_many :friendships, :class_name => "JamRuby::Friendship", :foreign_key => "user_id"
@@ -52,7 +57,6 @@ module JamRuby
     has_many :received_invitations, :foreign_key => "receiver_id", :inverse_of => :receiver, :class_name => "JamRuby::Invitation"
     has_many :sent_invitations, :foreign_key => "sender_id", :inverse_of => :sender, :class_name => "JamRuby::Invitation"
 
-
     # This causes the authenticate method to be generated (among other stuff)
     has_secure_password
 
@@ -82,9 +86,7 @@ module JamRuby
     end
 
     def location
-      # TODO: implement a single string version of location;
-      # this will be indexed into elasticsearch and returned in search
-      return "Austin, TX"
+      return "#{self.city}, #{self.state}, #{self.country}"
     end
 
     def should_validate_password?
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user_favorite.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user_favorite.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5de3e8504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user_favorite.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module JamRuby
+  class UserFavorite < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+    self.table_name = "users_favorites"
+
+    self.primary_key = 'id'
+
+    belongs_to :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :foreign_key => "user_id", :inverse_of => :inverse_favorites
+  end
+end
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