diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba709cf..1ab5c66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ POST /v1/compositions
 ```
 Request
 Headers
-X-OMI-Version: 1.0
 Content-Type: application/json
 
 Body
@@ -195,6 +194,46 @@ The composition was successfully registered.
 ```
 
 
+### Register a Recording
+
+POST /v1/recordings
+
+```
+Request
+Headers
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+Body
+{
+    "title": "Crystallize",
+    "isrc": "US-TEY-09-00057",
+    "labels": [
+        {
+            "id": "string",
+            "name": "string"
+        }
+    ],
+    "artists": [
+        {
+            "name": "Lindsey Stirling",
+            "isni": "0000 0004 0314 2012"
+        }
+    ],
+    "released": "01/01/1970",
+    "duration": "00:02:16",
+    "versionTitle": "Hello, world!",
+    "albumTitle": "Hello, world!"
+}
+
+
+Response
+
+201 Created
+
+The recording was successfully registered.
+```
+
+
 ### Register a Manifestation
 
 In order to register the manifestation on BigchainDB as transactions on a
diff --git a/omi_api/cli.py b/omi_api/cli.py
index f214cbf..a5002de 100644
--- a/omi_api/cli.py
+++ b/omi_api/cli.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import os
 
 import click
+import pymongo
 from bigchaindb_driver.crypto import generate_keypair
 
 from omi_api.server import create_server
+from omi_api.queries import bdb_coll
 
 
 @click.group()
@@ -11,6 +13,16 @@ def cli():
     pass
 
 
+@cli.command()
+def indexes():
+    base = 'block.transactions.asset.data'
+    indexes = ['iswc', 'isrc', 'title', 'artists.name', 'composers.name',
+               'songwriters.name', 'publishers.name', 'name']
+    for i in indexes:
+        bdb_coll().create_index([('{}.{}'.format(base, i),
+                                        pymongo.ASCENDING)])
+
+
 @cli.command()
 def keypair():
     keypair = generate_keypair()
diff --git a/omi_api/queries.py b/omi_api/queries.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311bfa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/omi_api/queries.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import os
+
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+
+def bdb():
+    return MongoClient(os.environ.get('MONGODB_HOST', None),
+                       int(os.environ.get('MONGODB_PORT', None)),
+                       ssl=False)
+
+def bdb_coll():
+    return bdb()['bigchain']['bigchain']
+
+def bdb_find(query, _type):
+    # TODO: make this a global?
+    base = 'block.transactions.asset.data'
+
+    match = []
+    for key, value in query.items():
+        # Filter out None values
+        if value:
+            match.append({'{}.{}'.format(base, key): value})
+    match.append({'{}.@type'.format(base): _type})
+    match = {'$and': match}
+
+    pipeline = [
+        {'$match': match},
+        {'$unwind': '$block.transactions'},
+        {'$match': match},
+        {'$project': {
+            '_id': False,
+            'block.transactions.asset.data': True
+        }}
+    ]
+
+    cur = bdb_coll().aggregate(pipeline)
+    return cur
diff --git a/omi_api/views/compositions.py b/omi_api/views/compositions.py
index 7a1cf9d..d0972e0 100644
--- a/omi_api/views/compositions.py
+++ b/omi_api/views/compositions.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from coalaip import CoalaIp, entities
 from coalaip_bigchaindb.plugin import Plugin
 from omi_api.utils import get_bigchaindb_api_url
+from omi_api.queries import bdb_find
 
 
 coalaip = CoalaIp(Plugin(get_bigchaindb_api_url()))
@@ -15,6 +16,26 @@
 
 
 class CompositionListApi(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
+        parser.add_argument('title', type=str)
+        parser.add_argument('name', type=str)
+        #TODO add all other parameters
+        args = dict(parser.parse_args())
+
+        res = bdb_find(query=args, _type='AbstractWork')
+        resp = []
+        for doc in res:
+            doc = doc['block']['transactions']['asset']['data']
+            doc = {
+                'title': doc['name'],
+                'composers': doc['composers'],
+                'songwriters': doc['songwriters'],
+                'publishers': doc['publishers'],
+            }
+            resp.append(doc)
+        return resp
+
     def post(self):
         parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
 
diff --git a/omi_api/views/recordings.py b/omi_api/views/recordings.py
index 677d14a..4d0bd0b 100644
--- a/omi_api/views/recordings.py
+++ b/omi_api/views/recordings.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from coalaip_bigchaindb.plugin import Plugin
 from omi_api.models import recording_model
 from omi_api.utils import get_bigchaindb_api_url
+from omi_api.queries import bdb_find
 
 
 coalaip = CoalaIp(Plugin(get_bigchaindb_api_url()))
@@ -16,25 +17,46 @@
 
 
 class RecordingListApi(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        # TODO method can be generalized to utility probably
+        parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
+        parser.add_argument('title', type=str)
+        parser.add_argument('name', type=str)
+        #TODO add all other parameters
+        args = dict(parser.parse_args())
+
+        res = bdb_find(query=args, _type='CreativeWork')
+        resp = []
+        for doc in res:
+            #todo this is super ugly
+            doc = doc['block']['transactions']['asset']['data']
+            print(doc)
+            doc = {
+                'title': doc['name'],
+                'labels': doc['labels'],
+                'artists': doc['artists'],
+            }
+            resp.append(doc)
+        return resp
+
     def post(self):
         parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
 
         # These are the required parameters
         parser.add_argument('title', type=str, required=True, location='json')
-        parser.add_argument('composers', type=list, required=True,
+        parser.add_argument('labels', type=list, required=True,
                             location='json')
-        parser.add_argument('songwriters', type=list, required=True,
+        parser.add_argument('artists', type=list, required=True,
                             location='json')
-        parser.add_argument('publishers', type=list, required=True,
+        parser.add_argument('isrc', type=str, required=False,
                             location='json')
         args = parser.parse_args()
 
         # Here we're transforming from OMI to COALA
-        work = {
+        manifestation = {
             'name': args['title'],
-            'composers': args['composers'],
-            'songwriters': args['songwriters'],
-            'publishers': args['publishers'],
+            'labels': args['labels'],
+            'artists': args['artists'],
         }
 
         copyright_holder = {
@@ -43,13 +65,14 @@ def post(self):
         }
 
         # TODO: Do a mongodb query to extract the id of the work
+        # OR: Maybe we just register the manifestation without the work for now
+        # ?
 
-        copyright_, manifestation, work = coalaip.register_manifestation(
-            manifestation_data=manifestation,
-            copyright_holder=copyright_holder,
-            work_data=work
-        )
-
+        #copyright_, manifestation, work = coalaip.register_manifestation(
+        #    manifestation_data=manifestation,
+        #    copyright_holder=copyright_holder,
+        #    work_data=work
+        #)
         return 'The recording was successfully registered.', 200
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a324fb7..8bd35f5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     'flask-restful>=0.3.5',
     'gunicorn>=19.6.0',
     'flask-cors==3.0.2',
+    'pymongo~=3.4',
 ]
 
 tests_require = [