diff --git a/interface/src/Recorder.cpp b/interface/src/Recorder.cpp
index 85e2535141..87352fed98 100644
--- a/interface/src/Recorder.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Recorder.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@
 
 #include "Recorder.h"
 
+void RecordingFrame::setBlendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float> blendshapeCoefficients) {
+    _blendshapeCoefficients = blendshapeCoefficients;
+}
+
+void RecordingFrame::setJointRotations(QVector<glm::quat> jointRotations) {
+    _jointRotations = jointRotations;
+}
+
+void RecordingFrame::setTranslation(glm::vec3 translation) {
+    _translation = translation;
+}
+
 void Recording::addFrame(int timestamp, RecordingFrame &frame) {
     _timestamps << timestamp;
     _frames << frame;
@@ -21,16 +33,9 @@ void Recording::clear() {
     _frames.clear();
 }
 
-void writeRecordingToFile(Recording& recording, QString file) {
-    qDebug() << "Writing recording to " << file;
+Recorder::Recorder(AvatarData* avatar) : _avatar(avatar) {
 }
 
-Recording& readRecordingFromFile(QString file) {
-    qDebug() << "Reading recording from " << file;
-    return *(new Recording());
-}
-
-
 bool Recorder::isRecording() const {
     return _timer.isValid();
 }
@@ -58,4 +63,53 @@ void Recorder::saveToFile(QString file) {
     }
     
     writeRecordingToFile(_recording, file);
+}
+
+void Recorder::record() {
+    qDebug() << "Recording " << _avatar;
+    RecordingFrame frame;
+    frame.setBlendshapeCoefficients(_avatar->_)
+}
+
+Player::Player(AvatarData* avatar) : _avatar(avatar) {
+}
+
+bool Player::isPlaying() const {
+    return _timer.isValid();
+}
+
+qint64 Player::elapsed() const {
+    if (isPlaying()) {
+        return _timer.elapsed();
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void Player::startPlaying() {
+    _timer.start();
+}
+
+void Player::stopPlaying() {
+    _timer.invalidate();
+}
+
+void Player::loadFromFile(QString file) {
+    _recording.clear();
+    readRecordingFromFile(_recording, file);
+}
+
+void Player::play() {
+    qDebug() << "Playing " << _avatar;
+}
+
+void writeRecordingToFile(Recording& recording, QString file) {
+    // TODO
+    qDebug() << "Writing recording to " << file;
+}
+
+Recording& readRecordingFromFile(Recording& recording, QString file) {
+    // TODO
+    qDebug() << "Reading recording from " << file;
+    return recording;
 }
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diff --git a/interface/src/Recorder.h b/interface/src/Recorder.h
index ffb013723c..2d32e4a9b0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Recorder.h
+++ b/interface/src/Recorder.h
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QVector>
 
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtx/quaternion.hpp>
+
+#include <AvatarData.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
+class Recording;
+
 /// Stores the different values associated to one recording frame
 class RecordingFrame {
 public:
@@ -26,11 +32,19 @@ public:
     QVector<glm::quat> getJointRotations() const { return _jointRotations; }
     glm::vec3 getTranslation() const { return _translation; }
     
-private:
+protected:
+    void setBlendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float> blendshapeCoefficients);
+    void setJointRotations(QVector<glm::quat> jointRotations);
+    void setTranslation(glm::vec3 translation);
     
+private:
     QVector<float> _blendshapeCoefficients;
     QVector<glm::quat> _jointRotations;
     glm::vec3 _translation;
+    
+    friend class Recorder;
+    friend void writeRecordingToFile(Recording& recording, QString file);
+    friend Recording* readRecordingFromFile(QString file);
 };
 
 /// Stores a recording
@@ -51,15 +65,16 @@ private:
     QVector<RecordingFrame> _frames;
     
     friend class Recorder;
+    friend class Player;
     friend void writeRecordingToFile(Recording& recording, QString file);
-    friend Recording& readRecordingFromFile(QString file);
+    friend Recording* readRecordingFromFile(QString file);
 };
 
 
 /// Records a recording
 class Recorder {
 public:
-    Recorder();
+    Recorder(AvatarData* avatar);
     
     bool isRecording() const;
     qint64 elapsed() const;
@@ -68,18 +83,37 @@ public slots:
     void startRecording();
     void stopRecording();
     void saveToFile(QString file);
+    void record();
     
 private:
     QElapsedTimer _timer;
     Recording _recording;
+
+    AvatarData* _avatar;
 };
 
 /// Plays back a recording
 class Player {
 public:
+    Player(AvatarData* avatar);
+    
+    bool isPlaying() const;
+    qint64 elapsed() const;
+    
+public slots:
+    void startPlaying();
+    void stopPlaying();
+    void loadFromFile(QString file);
+    void play();
     
 private:
+    QElapsedTimer _timer;
     Recording _recording;
+    
+    AvatarData* _avatar;
 };
 
+void writeRecordingToFile(Recording& recording, QString file);
+Recording& readRecordingFromFile(Recording& recording, QString file);
+
 #endif // hifi_Recorder_h
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