diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 4fbd6ed..7d97a5f 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -7,3 +7,85 @@
 #   ["Action", "Comedy", "Drama", "Horror"].each do |genre_name|
 #     MovieGenre.find_or_create_by!(name: genre_name)
 #   end
+
+# Clear existing Data
+SampleSegment.delete_all
+Sample.delete_all
+Comment.delete_all
+Track.delete_all
+Artist.delete_all
+User.delete_all
+
+# create user
+user_twhite = User.create!(
+  email: "Twhite@mail.com",
+  username: "Twhite"
+)
+
+# create artist
+artist_bob_james   = Artist.create!(name: "Bob James")
+artist_slick_rick  = Artist.create!(name: "Slick Rick")
+artist_ghostface   = Artist.create!(name: "Ghostface Killah")
+
+# create tracks
+track_nautilus = Track.create!(
+  title: "Nautilus",
+  year: 1974,
+  bpm: 99,
+  artist: artist_bob_james,
+  user: user_twhite
+)
+track_childrens_story = Track.create!(
+  title: "Children’s Story",
+  year: 1988,
+  bpm: 103,
+  artist: artist_slick_rick,
+  user: user_twhite
+)
+track_daytona_500 = Track.create!(
+  title: "Daytona 500",
+  year: 1996,
+  bpm: 98,
+  artist: artist_ghostface,
+  user: user_twhite
+)
+
+# create samples
+sample1 = Sample.create!(
+  derived_track: track_childrens_story,
+  source_track: track_nautilus
+)
+sample2 = Sample.create!(
+  derived_track: track_daytona_500,
+  source_track: track_nautilus
+)
+
+# create sample segments
+sample1.sample_segments.create!(start_time: 7)
+sample2.sample_segments.create!(start_time: 40)
+
+# create comments
+Comment.create!(
+  body: "did rza produce daytona 500",
+  user: user_twhite,
+  track: track_daytona_500
+)
+Comment.create!(
+  body: "who was slick ricks producer",
+  user: user_twhite,
+  track: track_childrens_story
+)
+Comment.create!(
+  body: "intersting that slick ricks version is faster than the original",
+  user: user_twhite,
+  track: track_childrens_story
+)
+
+# succes message
+puts "Seeded:
+ #{User.count} users,
+ #{Artist.count} artists,
+ #{Track.count} tracks,
+ #{Sample.count} samples,
+ #{SampleSegment.count} segments,
+ #{Comment.count} comments."