diff --git a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
index 6dfb30d56..aa6af46f3 100644
--- a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import {
   FiSkipForward,
   FiClock,
 } from 'react-icons/fi';
+import { format } from 'date-fns';
+import { timeFormatSeconds } from '../../common/dateConfig';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 // BUTTON DEFINITION
 const defProps = {
@@ -18,22 +21,68 @@ const defProps = {
 const size = {
   width: 90,
 };
+
 export default function PlaybackControl(props) {
-  const { time, roll } = props;
+  const { timer, roll } = props;
+  const { playback } = useState(props.playback);
+
+  const playbackControl = async (action, payload) => {
+    switch (action) {
+      case 'play': {
+        const pb = await fetch('http://localhost:4001/play').then((res) =>
+          console.log(res)
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'pause': {
+        const pb = await fetch('http://localhost:4001/pause').then((res) =>
+          console.log(res)
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'roll': {
+        const pb = await fetch('http://localhost:4001/roll').then((res) =>
+          console.log(res)
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'previous': {
+        const pb = await fetch('http://localhost:4001/previous').then((res) =>
+          console.log(res)
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'next': {
+        const pb = await fetch('http://localhost:4001/next').then((res) =>
+          console.log(res)
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const started = timer.started
+    ? format(timer.started, timeFormatSeconds)
+    : '...';
+  const finish = timer.started
+    ? format(timer.finish, timeFormatSeconds)
+    : '...';
 
   return (
     <div className={style.mainContainer}>
       <div className={style.timeContainer}>
         <div className={style.timer}>
-          <Countdown time={time} small />
+          <Countdown time={timer.current} small />
         </div>
         <div className={style.start}>
           <span className={style.tag}>Started at </span>
-          <span className={style.time}>12:01</span>
+          <span className={style.time}>{started}</span>
         </div>
         <div className={style.finish}>
           <span className={style.tag}>Finish at </span>
-          <span className={style.time}>13:01</span>
+          <span className={style.time}>{finish}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -42,31 +91,31 @@ export default function PlaybackControl(props) {
           {...size}
           icon={<FiPlay />}
           colorScheme='green'
-          onClick={() => props.playbackControl('play')}
+          onClick={() => playbackControl('play')}
         />
         <IconButton
           {...size}
           icon={<FiPause />}
           colorScheme='orange'
-          onClick={() => props.playbackControl('pause')}
+          onClick={() => playbackControl('pause')}
         />
         <IconButton
           {...size}
           {...defProps}
           icon={<FiSkipBack />}
-          onClick={() => props.playbackControl('previous')}
+          onClick={() => playbackControl('previous')}
         />
         <IconButton
           {...size}
           {...defProps}
           icon={<FiSkipForward />}
-          onClick={() => props.playbackControl('next')}
+          onClick={() => playbackControl('next')}
         />
         <IconButton
           {...size}
           icon={<FiClock />}
           colorScheme='blue'
-          onClick={() => props.playbackControl('roll')}
+          onClick={() => playbackControl('roll')}
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/features/editors/Editor.jsx b/client/src/features/editors/Editor.jsx
index b6938c931..8d9432fd9 100644
--- a/client/src/features/editors/Editor.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/editors/Editor.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { IconButton } from '@chakra-ui/button';
 import { SettingsIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons';
 import { Grid, GridItem, Heading } from '@chakra-ui/layout';
 import { Box } from '@chakra-ui/layout';
-import { addSeconds, getHours, getMinutes, getSeconds } from 'date-fns';
-import { differenceInSeconds } from 'date-fns/esm';
 import { useContext } from 'react';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { EventContext } from '../../app/context/eventContext';
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ import { io } from 'socket.io-client';
 export default function Editor() {
   const [formMode, setFormMode] = useState(null);
   const [events] = useContext(EventListContext);
+  const [webEvents, setWebEvents] = useState(null);
   const [event, setEvent] = useContext(EventContext);
   const [playback, setPlayback] = useState({
     current: null,
@@ -28,10 +27,18 @@ export default function Editor() {
     state: 'pause',
     prevState: 'pause',
   });
-
   const updatePlayback = (vals) => {
     setPlayback({ ...playback, ...vals });
   };
+  const [timer, setTimer] = useState({
+    current: null,
+    duration: null,
+    started: null,
+    finished: null,
+  });
+  const updateTimer = (vals) => {
+    setTimer({ ...timer, ...vals });
+  };
 
   // WEBSOCKETZ
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -39,94 +46,23 @@ export default function Editor() {
     const socket = io('http://localhost:4001', { transport: ['websocket'] });
     console.log('websocket started');
 
-    socket.on('timerSeconds', (data) => {
+    // Handle timer
+    socket.on('timer', (data) => {
       console.log('got time', data);
-      updatePlayback({ currentTimer: data });
+      updateTimer(data);
     });
 
+    // Handle events
     socket.on('eventdata', (data) => {
       console.log('got eventdata', data);
+      setWebEvents(data);
     });
 
     return () => socket.disconnect();
   }, []);
 
-  // timer playback control
-  const setTimerState = (state) => {
-    switch (state) {
-      case 'play': {
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'pause': {
-        break;
-      }
-
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-  };
-
-  const playbackControl = (action, payload) => {
-    switch (action) {
-      case 'play': {
-        if (playback.state !== 'play') {
-          updatePlayback({ state: 'play', prevState: playback.state });
-          setTimerState('play');
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'pause': {
-        if (playback.state !== 'pause') {
-          updatePlayback({ state: 'pause', prevState: playback.state });
-          setTimerState('pause');
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'roll': {
-        if (playback.state === 'roll' && playback.prevState !== 'roll') {
-          updatePlayback({ state: playback.prevState, prevState: 'roll' });
-        } else {
-          updatePlayback({ state: 'roll', prevState: playback.state });
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'previous': {
-        if (playback.numEvents !== null) {
-          let cur = null,
-            nxt = null;
-          if (playback.current === null || playback.current === 0) {
-            cur = 0;
-          } else {
-            cur = playback.current - 1;
-          }
-          if (playback.numEvents > 1) nxt = cur + 1;
-          if (nxt > playback.numEvents) nxt = playback.numEvents;
-          // update playback
-          updatePlayback({ current: cur, next: nxt });
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'next': {
-        if (playback.numEvents !== null) {
-          let cur = null,
-            nxt = null;
-          if (playback.current === null) {
-            cur = 0;
-          } else {
-            cur = playback.next;
-          }
-          if (playback.numEvents > 1) nxt = cur + 1;
-          if (nxt >= playback.numEvents) nxt = playback.numEvents - 1;
-          updatePlayback({ current: cur, next: nxt });
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-  };
-
   console.log('playback here', playback);
+  console.log('events here', webEvents);
 
   return (
     <Grid
@@ -143,6 +79,7 @@ export default function Editor() {
           <NumberedText number={1} text={'Manage and select event to run'} />
           <div className={styles.content}>
             <EventList
+              events={webEvents}
               formMode={formMode}
               setFormMode={setFormMode}
               selected={playback.current}
@@ -188,9 +125,7 @@ export default function Editor() {
           <div className={styles.content}>
             <PlaybackControl
               playback={playback}
-              playbackControl={playbackControl}
-              time={playback.currentTimer}
-              roll={playback.state === 'roll'}
+              timer={timer}
             />
           </div>
         </Box>