diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
index 12bb31356..9b256b78b 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
@@ -319,27 +319,40 @@ module JamRuby
       end
     end
 
+    def timezone_description
+      tz = nil
+      if timezone.blank?
+        tz = ActiveSupport::TimeZone["Central Time (US & Canada)"]
+        self.timezone = tz.name + ',' + tz.tzinfo.name
+      else
+        tz = ActiveSupport::TimeZone[self.timezone.split(',')[0]]
+      end
+
+      tz.to_s
+    end
+
+    def musician_access_description
+      if self.musician_access && self.approval_required
+        "Musicians may join by approval"
+      elsif self.musician_access && !self.approval_required
+        "Musicians may join at will"
+      elsif !self.musician_access && !self.approval_required
+        "Only RSVP musicians may join"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def fan_access_description
+      if self.fan_access && self.fan_chat
+        "Fans may listen, chat with the band"
+      elsif self.fan_access && !self.fan_chat
+        "Fans may listen, chat with each other"
+      elsif !self.fan_access && !self.fan_chat
+        "Fans may not listen to session"
+      end
+    end
+
     def access_description
-      musician_access_desc = ""
-      fan_access_desc = ""
-
-      if self.musician_access
-        if self.approval_required
-          musician_access_desc = "Interested musicians may join by approval"
-        else
-          musician_access_desc = "Interested musicians may join at will"
-        end
-      end
-
-      if self.fan_access
-        fan_access_desc = "Fans may listen"
-      end
-
-      if self.fan_chat
-        fan_access_desc = "#{fan_access_desc}, chat with each other"
-      end
-
-      return "#{musician_access_desc}. #{fan_access_desc}."
+      return "#{musician_access_description}. #{fan_access_description}."
     end
 
     # next 3 methods are used for the right sidebar on the session info page
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js
index bfa2e8c77..4ba3858b7 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js
@@ -221,20 +221,18 @@
         var session = scheduledSessions[createSessionSettings.selectedSessionId];
         createSessionSettings.startDate = new Date(session.scheduled_start).toDateString();
         createSessionSettings.startTime = getFormattedTime(new Date(session.scheduled_start), false);
-        createSessionSettings.genresValues = ['Pop'];
-        createSessionSettings.genres = ['pop'];
-        createSessionSettings.timezone.label = "(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)";
-        createSessionSettings.timezone.value = "Central Time (US & Canada),America/Chicago";
-        createSessionSettings.name = "Private Test Session";
-        createSessionSettings.description = "Private session set up just to test things out in the session interface by myself.";
-        createSessionSettings.notations = [];
-        createSessionSettings.language.label = 'English';
-        createSessionSettings.language.value = 'en';
-        createSessionSettings.session_policy = 'Standard';
-        createSessionSettings.musician_access.label = "Only RSVP musicians may join";
-        createSessionSettings.musician_access.value = "only-rsvp";
-        createSessionSettings.fans_access.label = "Fans may not listen to session";
-        createSessionSettings.fans_access.value = "no-listen-chat";
+        createSessionSettings.genresValues = [session.genre.description];
+        createSessionSettings.genres = [session.genre_id];
+        createSessionSettings.timezone.label = session.timezone_description;
+        createSessionSettings.timezone.value = session.timezone;
+        createSessionSettings.name = session.name;
+        createSessionSettings.description = session.description;
+        createSessionSettings.notations = session.music_notations;
+        createSessionSettings.language.label = session.language_description;
+        createSessionSettings.language.value = session.language;
+        createSessionSettings.session_policy = session.legal_policy;
+        createSessionSettings.musician_access.label = session.musician_access_description;
+        createSessionSettings.fans_access.label = session.fan_access_description;
       }
       else if (createSessionSettings.createType == 'quick-start') {
         createSessionSettings.genresValues = ['Pop'];
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@
       data.name = createSessionSettings.name;
       data.description = createSessionSettings.description;
       data.genres = createSessionSettings.genres;
-      if (createSessionSettings.musician_access.value == 'only_rsvp') {
+      if (createSessionSettings.musician_access.value == 'only-rsvp') {
         data.musician_access = false;
         data.approval_required = false;
       }
@@ -400,33 +398,12 @@
       }
 
       var joinSession = function(sessionId) {
-//        var options = {};
-//        options.client_id = app.clientId;
-//        options.session_id = sessionId;
-//        options.as_musician = true;
-//        options.tracks = tracks;
-//          rest.joinSession(options)
-//          .done(function(response) {
             var invitationCount = data.invitations.length;
 
             context.location = '/client#/session/' + sessionId;
 
             context.JK.GA.trackSessionCount(data.musician_access, data.fan_access, invitationCount);
             context.JK.GA.trackSessionMusicians(context.JK.GA.SessionCreationTypes.create);
-//          })
-//          .fail(function(jqXHR) {
-//            var handled = false;
-//            if(jqXHR.status = 422) {
-//              var response = JSON.parse(jqXHR.responseText);
-//              if(response["errors"] && response["errors"]["tracks"] && response["errors"]["tracks"][0] == "Please select at least one track") {
-//                app.notifyAlert("No Inputs Configured", $('<span>You will need to reconfigure your audio device.</span>'));
-//                handled = true;
-//              }
-//            }
-//            if(!handled) {
-//              app.notifyServerError(jqXHR, "Unable to Create Session");
-//            }
-//          })
       };
 
       if (createSessionSettings.createType == 'start-scheduled') {
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_music_sessions/show_history.rabl b/web/app/views/api_music_sessions/show_history.rabl
index 3ccfcb73e..544586d7b 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_music_sessions/show_history.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_music_sessions/show_history.rabl
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ if !current_user
 else
 
   attributes :id, :music_session_id, :name, :description, :musician_access, :approval_required, :fan_access, :fan_chat,
-   :band_id, :user_id, :genre_id, :created_at, :like_count, :comment_count, :scheduled_start, :scheduled_duration, :language, :recurring_mode, :language_description, :scheduled_start_time, :access_description
+   :band_id, :user_id, :genre_id, :created_at, :like_count, :comment_count, :scheduled_start, :scheduled_duration,
+   :language, :recurring_mode, :language_description, :scheduled_start_time, :access_description, :timezone, :timezone_description,
+   :musician_access_description, :fan_access_description
 
   node :share_url do |history|
     unless history.share_token.nil?
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ else
     }
   }
 
+  child(:genre => :genre) {
+    attributes :description
+  }
+
   child(:session_info_comments => :session_info_comments) {
     attributes :comment, :created_at
 
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ else
   child(:music_notations => :music_notations) {
     node do |music_notation|
       attributes :id
-      # note(:filename) { |music_notation| music_notation.filename }
+      node(:filename) { |music_notation| music_notation.filename }
     end
   }