diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index d13ae148c..79e959423 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ connection_stale_expire.sql
 rename_chat_messages.sql
 fix_connection_fields.sql
 session_ratings.sql
-scheduled_sessions.sql
\ No newline at end of file
+scheduled_sessions.sql
+add_last_jam_user_fields.sql
diff --git a/db/up/add_last_jam_user_fields.sql b/db/up/add_last_jam_user_fields.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5542ec4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/add_last_jam_user_fields.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_jam_addr BIGINT;
+
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_jam_locidispid BIGINT;
+
+-- (j)oin session as musician, (r)egister, (f)tue, (n)etwork test
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_jam_updated_reason CHAR(1);
+
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_jam_updated_at TIMESTAMP;
diff --git a/resetdb.sh b/resetdb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5a06c1ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resetdb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh -x
+dropdb jam
+dropdb jam_db_build
+dropdb jam_ruby_test
+dropdb jam_web_test
+dropdb jam_websocket_test
+createdb -Upostgres jam
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
index 589841943..5d4eefd2c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ SQL
 
         connection = Connection.find_by_client_id_and_user_id!(client_id, user.id)
 
-        connection.join_the_session(music_session, as_musician, tracks)
+        connection.join_the_session(music_session, as_musician, tracks, user)
         # connection.music_session_id = music_session.id
         # connection.as_musician = as_musician
         # connection.joining_session = true
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
index f5e2d315a..d706542db 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
@@ -148,13 +148,18 @@ module JamRuby
       true
     end
 
-    def join_the_session(music_session, as_musician, tracks)
+    def join_the_session(music_session, as_musician, tracks, user)
       self.music_session_id = music_session.id
       self.as_musician = as_musician
       self.joining_session = true
       self.joined_session_at = Time.now
       associate_tracks(tracks) unless tracks.nil?
       self.save
+
+      # if user joins the session as a musician, update their addr and location
+      if as_musician
+        user.update_addr_loc(self, 'j')
+      end
     end
 
     def associate_tracks(tracks)
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 17b9910f1..fe3c6190b 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -781,7 +781,14 @@ module JamRuby
         user.country = location[:country]
         user.birth_date = birth_date
 
-        if user.musician # only update instruments if the user is a musician
+        if musician
+          user.last_jam_addr = location[:addr]
+          user.last_jam_locidispid = location[:locidispid]
+          user.last_jam_updated_reason = 'r'
+          user.last_jam_updated_at = Time.now
+        end
+
+        if musician # only update instruments if the user is a musician
           unless instruments.nil?
             instruments.each do |musician_instrument_param|
               instrument = Instrument.find(musician_instrument_param[:instrument_id])
@@ -1146,6 +1153,14 @@ module JamRuby
       end
     end
 
+    def update_addr_loc(connection, reason)
+      self.last_jam_addr = connection.addr
+      self.last_jam_locidispid = connection.locidispid
+      self.last_jam_updated_reason = reason
+      self.last_jam_updated_at = Time.now
+      self.save
+    end
+
     def top_followings
       @topf ||= User.joins("INNER JOIN follows ON follows.followable_id = users.id AND follows.followable_type = '#{self.class.to_s}'")
         .where(['follows.user_id = ?', self.id])
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording_spec.rb
index 171749999..4bbbeea17 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe ClaimedRecording do
     @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
     # @music_session.connections << @connection
     @music_session.save
-    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mix_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mix_spec.rb
index eaa65bd63..904c036a4 100755
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mix_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/mix_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe Mix do
     @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
     # @music_session.connections << @connection
     @music_session.save
-    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
 	  @recording.claim(@user, "name", "description", Genre.first, true)
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
index 74be88bf1..44b14fe27 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe ActiveMusicSession do
       @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user1, :musician_access => true)
       # @music_session.connections << @connection
       @music_session.save!
-      @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+      @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user1)
     end
 
     describe "not recording" do
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
index e957b9c46..ab322f0d8 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
     music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => usr, :musician_access => true)
     # music_session.connections << connection
     music_session.save
-    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil)
+    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil, usr)
     recording = Recording.start(music_session, usr)
     recording.stop
     recording.reload
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
     music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => usr, :musician_access => true)
     # music_session.connections << connection
     music_session.save
-    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil)
+    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil, usr)
   end
 
   context 'musician stat counters' do
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
index f3966feb5..fa666cbea 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @track2 = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => @connection2, :instrument => @instrument2)
     
     # @music_session.connections << @connection2
-    @connection2.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection2.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user2)
 
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @user.recordings.length.should == 0
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @track = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => @connection2, :instrument => @instrument)
     # @music_session.connections << @connection2
     @music_session.save
-    @connection2.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection2.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user2)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
diff --git a/web/lib/max_mind_manager.rb b/web/lib/max_mind_manager.rb
index e3a2a54f0..49353761a 100644
--- a/web/lib/max_mind_manager.rb
+++ b/web/lib/max_mind_manager.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class MaxMindManager < BaseManager
   def self.lookup(ip_address)
     
     city = state = country = nil
-    
+    locid = ispid = 0
+
     unless ip_address.nil? || ip_address !~ /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
       #ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection do |connection|
       #  pg_conn = connection.instance_variable_get("@connection")
@@ -23,17 +24,29 @@ class MaxMindManager < BaseManager
       #    end
       #  end
       #end
-      ip_as_int = ip_address_to_int(ip_address)
-      block = GeoIpBlocks.lookup(ip_as_int)
-      location = block ? GeoIpLocations.lookup(block.locid) : nil
-      if location
-        country = location.countrycode
-        state = location.region
-        city = location.city
+
+      addr = ip_address_to_int(ip_address)
+
+      block = GeoIpBlocks.lookup(addr)
+      if block
+        locid = block.locid
+
+        location = GeoIpLocations.lookup(locid)
+        if location
+          # todo translate countrycode to country, region(code) to region
+          country = location.countrycode
+          state = location.region
+          city = location.city
+        end
+      end
+
+      isp = JamIsp.lookup(addr)
+      if isp
+        ispid = isp.coid
       end
     end
 
-    a = {:city => city, :state => state, :country => country}
+    {city: city, state: state, country: country, addr: addr, locidispid: locid*1000000+ispid}
   end
 
   def self.lookup_isp(ip_address)
diff --git a/web/lib/user_manager.rb b/web/lib/user_manager.rb
index 34be86248..d6765ad42 100644
--- a/web/lib/user_manager.rb
+++ b/web/lib/user_manager.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@ class UserManager < BaseManager
       raise PermissionError, "Signups are currently disabled"
     end
 
-    # a user should be able to specify their location, but if they don't, we'll best effort it
-    if location.nil?
-      location = MaxMindManager.lookup(remote_ip)
+    loc = MaxMindManager.lookup(remote_ip)
+    # there are three cases here: if location is missing, we'll auto set the city, etc. from
+    # the ip address; if location is present, empty or not empty, we'll set the city, etc. from
+    # what is present in location. we should NOT normally default city, etc. for the user, they
+    # own it, they may want it to be unspecified, that is their right.
+    if location
+      loc[:city] = location[:city]
+      loc[:state] = location[:state]
+      loc[:country] = location[:country]
     end
 
     # TODO: figure out why can't user verify_recaptcha here
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ class UserManager < BaseManager
                         password: password,
                         password_confirmation: password_confirmation,
                         terms_of_service: terms_of_service,
-                        location: location,
+                        location: loc,
                         instruments: instruments,
                         birth_date: birth_date,
                         musician: musician,
diff --git a/web/spec/controllers/api_claimed_recordings_spec.rb b/web/spec/controllers/api_claimed_recordings_spec.rb
index a5d86d3c1..8778d81e4 100644
--- a/web/spec/controllers/api_claimed_recordings_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/controllers/api_claimed_recordings_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe ApiClaimedRecordingsController do
     @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
     # @music_session.connections << @connection
     @music_session.save
-    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
diff --git a/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
index fa8a66fe8..43a11f23b 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe "social metadata" do
       ms = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => user, :musician_access => true)
       # ms.connections << connection
       ms.save!
-      connection.join_the_session(ms, true, nil)
+      connection.join_the_session(ms, true, nil, user)
       ms
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe "social metadata" do
       @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
       # @music_session.connections << @connection
       @music_session.save
-      @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+      @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user)
       @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
       @recording.stop
       @recording.reload
diff --git a/web/spec/helpers/recording_helper_spec.rb b/web/spec/helpers/recording_helper_spec.rb
index 39767704c..95091ccf0 100644
--- a/web/spec/helpers/recording_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/helpers/recording_helper_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe MusicSessionHelper do
     @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
     # @music_session.connections << @connection
     @music_session.save
-    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+    @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
index f775b5051..dfd06511f 100755
--- a/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ describe "Music Session API ", :type => :api do
     music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => user, :musician_access => true)
     # music_session.connections << connection
     music_session.save
-    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil)
+    connection.join_the_session(music_session, true, nil, user)
     recording = Recording.start(music_session, user)
     recording.stop
     recording.reload
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/users_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/users_api_spec.rb
index 0a4f17da1..ba450e85a 100644
--- a/web/spec/requests/users_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/users_api_spec.rb
@@ -985,8 +985,9 @@ describe "User API", :type => :api do
         ms = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => user, :musician_access => true)
         # ms.connections << connection
         ms.save!
-        connection.join_the_session(ms, true, nil)
-        ms }
+        connection.join_the_session(ms, true, nil, user)
+        ms
+      }
 
       it "fetches facebook successfully" do
         login(user.email, user.password, 200, true)
@@ -1122,7 +1123,7 @@ describe "User API", :type => :api do
           @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => user, :musician_access => true)
           # @music_session.connections << @connection
           @music_session.save
-          @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil)
+          @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, user)
           @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, user)
           @recording.stop
           @recording.reload
diff --git a/web/spec/spec_helper.rb b/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 3ff0f6e46..5af0fbc83 100644
--- a/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ db_config = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))["test"]
 
 
 bputs "before recreate db"
-SpecDb::recreate_database(db_config)
+SpecDb::recreate_database(db_config) unless ENV["TEST_WWW"] == "1"
 
 bputs "before connect db"
 ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))["test"])