diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupJamTrackPlayer.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupJamTrackPlayer.js.jsx.coffee
index 9f3fd2975..34991789f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupJamTrackPlayer.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupJamTrackPlayer.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ if true # /iPhone|iPad|iPod|android/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
 AppActions = reactContext.AppActions
 JamTrackPlayerActions = reactContext.JamTrackPlayerActions
 JamTrackPlayerStore = reactContext.JamTrackPlayerStore
+UserStore = reactContext.UserStore
 
 mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged'))
+mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(UserStore, 'onUserChanged'))
 
 
 @PopupJamTrackPlayer = React.createClass({
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
     #logger.debug("PopupMediaControls: jamtrack changed", changes)
     @setState({jamTrackState: changes})
 
+  onUserChanged: (changes) ->
+    @setState({user: changes.user})
+
   showMetronome: (e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
 
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
     state.jamTrackState = JamTrackPlayerStore.getState()
     state.showCustomMixes = true
     state.showMyMixes = true
+    state.user = UserStore.getState().user
     return state
 
   close: () ->
@@ -457,8 +463,18 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
     alert("This mix is not yet ready to download.")
     e.preventDefault()
 
+  verificationCheck: () ->
+
+    if @state.user?.email_needs_verification
+      alert("Check your email and click the verification link.  Refresh this page when done, and try again.")
+
+    return @state.user?.email_needs_verification
+
   downloadMixdownReady: (mixdown, e) ->
 
+    if @verificationCheck()
+      e.preventDefault()
+      return
 
     if mixdown.myPackage?.signing_state == 'SIGNED'
       if /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
@@ -476,8 +492,11 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
     window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + "/api/mixdowns/#{mixdown.id}/download.mp3?file_type=mp3&sample_rate=48&download=1"
 
   activateStem: (e) ->
+
     e.preventDefault()
 
+    return if @verificationCheck()
+
     $select = $(this.getDOMNode()).find('.active-stem-select')
 
     selectedTrackId = $select.val()
@@ -499,6 +518,10 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
 
   downloadStem: (e) ->
 
+    if @verificationCheck()
+      e.preventDefault()
+      return
+
     $select = $(this.getDOMNode()).find('.active-stem-select')
 
     selectedTrackId = $select.val()
@@ -550,6 +573,10 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
 
   jamTrackDownload: (jamTrack, e) ->
 
+    if @verificationCheck()
+      e.preventDefault()
+      return
+
     if /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
       # fall through
 
@@ -590,7 +617,6 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackPlayerStore, 'onJamTrackPlayerStoreChanged')
     if confirm("Delete this custom mix?")
       JamTrackPlayerActions.deleteMixdown(mixdown)
 
-
   mixdownError: (mixdown) ->
 
     myPackage = mixdown.myPackage
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupMediaControls.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupMediaControls.js.jsx.coffee
index f3d90dcd7..ba090161c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupMediaControls.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupMediaControls.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ if accessOpener
   JamTrackStore = window.opener.JamTrackStore
   MixerStore = window.opener.MixerStore
   SessionStore = window.opener.SessionStore
+  UserStore = window.opener.UserStore
 
 mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(MixerStore, 'onMixersChanged'))
 mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackStore, 'onJamTrackChanged'))
+mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(UserStore, 'onUserChanged'))
 
 @PopupMediaControls = React.createClass({
 
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackStore, 'onJamTrackChanged'))
     logger.debug("PopupMediaControls: jamtrack changed", changes)
     @setState({jamTrackState: changes})
 
+  onUserChanged: (changes) ->
+    @setState({user: changes.user})
+
   showMetronome: (e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
 
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackStore, 'onJamTrackChanged'))
 
       state = @updateFromMixerHelper(MixerStore.mixers, MixerStore.session)
       state.jamTrackState = JamTrackStore.getState()
+      state.user = UserStore.getState().user
       return state
     else
 
@@ -482,15 +488,25 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackStore, 'onJamTrackChanged'))
 
     JamTrackActions.activateNoMixdown(jamtrack)
 
+  verificationCheck: () ->
+    if @state.user?.email_needs_verification
+      alert("Check your email and click the verification link.  Close and re-open this JamTrack, and try again.")
+
+    return @state.user?.email_needs_verification
+
   jamTrackDownload: (jamTrack, e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
 
+    return if @verificationCheck()
+
     AppActions.openExternalUrl(window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + "/api/jamtracks/#{jamTrack.id}/stems/master/download.mp3?file_type=mp3&download=1")
 
   stemChanged:() ->
   stemDownload: (e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
 
+    return if @verificationCheck()
+
     $select = $(this.getDOMNode()).find('.active-stem-select')
 
     selectedTrackId = $select.val()
@@ -532,6 +548,8 @@ mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(JamTrackStore, 'onJamTrackChanged'))
   downloadMixdownReady: (mixdown, e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
 
+    return if @verificationCheck()
+
     # find the mp3 package for browser state check
     for mixdown_package in mixdown.packages
       if mixdown_package.file_type == 'mp3'
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/UserStore.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/UserStore.js.coffee
index c92bbe9d7..5aaa11202 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/UserStore.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/UserStore.js.coffee
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@ logger = context.JK.logger
 
     changed:() ->
       @trigger({user: @user})
+
+    getState:() ->
+      {user: @user}
   }
 )
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_jam_track_mixdowns_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_jam_track_mixdowns_controller.rb
index 958f8b9b1..5246be818 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_jam_track_mixdowns_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_jam_track_mixdowns_controller.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class ApiJamTrackMixdownsController < ApiController
   end
 
   def download
+    if current_user.email_needs_verification
+      render :json => { :message => "verify email" }, :status => 403
+      return
+    end
+
     if @jam_track_right.valid?
 
       begin
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_jam_tracks_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_jam_tracks_controller.rb
index edd11cff2..2fcfcd187 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_jam_tracks_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_jam_tracks_controller.rb
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ class ApiJamTracksController < ApiController
   end
 
   def download_stem
+
+    if current_user.email_needs_verification
+      render :json => { :message => "verify email" }, :status => 403
+      return
+    end
+
     if @jam_track_right.valid?
 
       if params[:stem_id] == 'master'
@@ -174,6 +180,11 @@ class ApiJamTracksController < ApiController
   end
 
   def download
+    if current_user.email_needs_verification
+      render :json => { :message => "verify email" }, :status => 403
+      return
+    end
+
     if @jam_track_right.valid?
 
       all_fingerprint = params[:all_fp]
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl b/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
index 6b9f86be5..9a70f0448 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 object @user
 
 attributes :id, :first_name, :last_name, :name, :city, :state, :country, :location, :online, :photo_url, :musician, :gender, :birth_date, :internet_service_provider, :friend_count, :liker_count, :like_count, :follower_count, :following_count, 
-:recording_count, :session_count, :biography, :favorite_count, :audio_latency, :upcoming_session_count, :age, :website, :skill_level, :reuse_card
+:recording_count, :session_count, :biography, :favorite_count, :audio_latency, :upcoming_session_count, :age, :website, :skill_level, :reuse_card, :email_needs_verification
 
 if @user.musician?
    node :location do @user.location end