diff --git a/src/backend/common/database/appMigrations/001_lifecycleLoc.ts b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrations/001_lifecycleLoc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8fa51e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrations/001_lifecycleLoc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import type { SqliteDatabase, Migration } from 'sqlite-up';
+import { MigrateBaseContext } from '../appMigrator.js';
+import { plays as drizzlePlays } from '../drizzle/schema/schema.js';
+import clone from 'clone';
+import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+
+
+export const up: Migration<MigrateBaseContext>['up'] = async (db: SqliteDatabase, ctx: MigrateBaseContext): Promise<void> => {
+
+    ctx.logger.info('Migrating Play lifecycle data to top-level location. This may take some time...');
+
+    let more = true;
+    let offset = 0,
+        processed = 0,
+        updated = 0;
+    while (more) {
+        const playRows = await ctx.db.select().from(drizzlePlays).limit(100).offset(offset);
+        for (const row of playRows) {
+            try {
+                const {
+                    meta: {
+                        lifecycle,
+                        lifecycle: {
+                            steps = [],
+                            scrobble
+                        } = {}
+                    } = {}
+                } = row.play;
+                if (lifecycle === undefined) {
+                    // already migrated or unneeded
+                    processed++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (steps.length > 0) {
+                    row.play.lifecycle = clone(steps);
+                }
+                if (scrobble !== undefined) {
+                    row.play.scrobble = clone(scrobble);
+                }
+                delete row.play.meta.lifecycle;
+                await ctx.db.update(drizzlePlays).set({ play: row.play }).where(eq(drizzlePlays.id, row.id));
+                updated++;
+                processed++;
+            } catch (e) {
+                ctx.logger.warn(new Error(`Failed to migrate Play ${row.id} (${row.uid})`, { cause: e }));
+            }
+        }
+        offset += 100;
+        ctx.logger.verbose(`Migration Progress: Processed ${processed} | Updated ${updated}`);
+        if(playRows.length < 100) {
+            more = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    // Migration code here
+    // context is passed as ctx
+};
+
+export const down: Migration<MigrateBaseContext>['down'] = async (db: SqliteDatabase, ctx: MigrateBaseContext): Promise<void> => {
+    // Rollback code here
+    // context is passed as ctx
+};
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diff --git a/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
index e91473f4..f2d63a39 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const migrateApp = async (db: DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logger, migrati
     logger: parentLogger = loggerNoop,
     migrationsAppFolder = path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/appMigrations')
     } = opts;
-    const logger = childLogger(parentLogger, 'App');
+    const logger = childLogger(parentLogger, ['App', 'Migrations']);
 
     const migrator = new Migrator<MigrateBaseContext>({
         db: db.$client,