diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c86383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2019 Sebastian Winkler
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/events/event.go b/events/event.go
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index 0000000..d1fc23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/event.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package events
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Type defines the type for a Event
+type Type string
+
+// defines various Event Types
+const (
+	MessageCreateEventType Type = "message_create"
+	MessageUpdateEventType Type = "message_update"
+	MessageDeleteEventType Type = "message_delete"
+)
+
+// Event represents an Event
+type Event struct {
+	Type       Type
+	ReceivedAt time.Time
+	BotUserID  string
+
+	// discordgo event data
+	MessageCreate *discordgo.MessageCreate
+	MessageUpdate *discordgo.MessageUpdate
+	MessageDelete *discordgo.MessageDelete
+}
+
+// GenerateRoutingKey generates an Routing Key for AMQP based on a Event Type
+func GenerateRoutingKey(eventType Type) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("cacophony.discord.%s", eventType)
+}
+
+// GenerateEventFromDiscordgoEvent generates an Event from a Discordgo Event
+func GenerateEventFromDiscordgoEvent(botUserID string, eventItem interface{}) (*Event, error) {
+	event := &Event{
+		ReceivedAt: time.Now(),
+		BotUserID:  botUserID,
+	}
+
+	switch t := eventItem.(type) {
+	case *discordgo.MessageCreate:
+		event.Type = MessageCreateEventType
+		event.MessageCreate = t
+
+		return event, nil
+	case *discordgo.MessageUpdate:
+		event.Type = MessageUpdateEventType
+		event.MessageUpdate = t
+
+		return event, nil
+	case *discordgo.MessageDelete:
+		event.Type = MessageDeleteEventType
+		event.MessageDelete = t
+
+		return event, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.New("event type is not supported")
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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index 0000000..a3729c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module gitlab.com/Cacophony/go-kit
+
+require (
+	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.19.0
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef43f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.19.0 h1:kMED/DB0NR1QhRcalb85w0Cu3Ep2OrGAqZH1R5awQiY=
+github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.19.0/go.mod h1:O9S4p+ofTFwB02em7jkpkV8M3R0/PUVOwN61zSZ0r4Q=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0 h1:WDFjx/TMzVgy9VdMMQi2K2Emtwi2QcUQsztZ/zLaH/Q=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0/go.mod h1:E7qHFY5m1UJ88s3WnNqhKjPHQ0heANvMoAMk2YaljkQ=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2 h1:2Oa65PReHzfn29GpvgsYwloV9AVFHPDk8tYxt2c2tr4=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2/go.mod h1:gD2HeocX3+yG+ygLZcrzQJaqmWj9AIm7n08wl/qW/PE=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 h1:HoEmRHQPVSqub6w2z2d2EOVs2fjyFRGyofhKuyDq0QI=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1 h1:XCJQEf3W6eZaVwhRBof6ImoYGJSITeKWsyeh3HFu/5o=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181030102418-4d3f4d9ffa16 h1:y6ce7gCWtnH+m3dCjzQ1PCuwl28DDIc3VNnvY29DlIA=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181030102418-4d3f4d9ffa16/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
diff --git a/logging/discordgo_logger.go b/logging/discordgo_logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c4966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/discordgo_logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+// DiscordgoLogger returns a logger to use with github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo
+func DiscordgoLogger(logger *zap.Logger) func(msgL, caller int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
+
+	return func(msgL, caller int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
+		pc, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(caller)
+
+		files := strings.Split(file, "/")
+		file = files[len(files)-1]
+
+		name := runtime.FuncForPC(pc).Name()
+		fns := strings.Split(name, ".")
+		name = fns[len(fns)-1]
+
+		l := logger.With(
+			zap.String("file", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line)),
+			zap.String("method", name),
+		)
+
+		switch msgL {
+		case discordgo.LogError:
+			l.Error(
+				fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
+			)
+
+			return
+		case discordgo.LogWarning:
+			l.Warn(
+				fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
+			)
+
+			return
+		case discordgo.LogInformational:
+			l.Info(
+				fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
+			)
+
+			return
+		case discordgo.LogDebug:
+			l.Debug(
+				fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
+			)
+
+			return
+
+		}
+
+		l.Info(
+			fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
+			zap.Int("log_level", msgL),
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/logging/environment.go b/logging/environment.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38b3d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/environment.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package logging
+
+// Environment represents a environment in which a service is running
+type Environment string
+
+// defines possibly environments
+const (
+	DevelopmentEnvironment Environment = "development"
+	ProductionEnvironment  Environment = "production"
+)
diff --git a/logging/logger.go b/logging/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146c29c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+// NewLogger creates a zap.DiscordgoLogger based on the environment
+func NewLogger(env Environment, service, discordWebhookURL string, client *http.Client) (*zap.Logger, error) {
+	var logger *zap.Logger
+	var err error
+
+	switch env {
+	case ProductionEnvironment:
+
+		logger, err = zap.NewProduction()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	default:
+
+		logger, err = zap.NewDevelopment()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	logger = logger.With(zap.String("service", service))
+
+	logger = logger.WithOptions(zap.Hooks(
+		NewZapHookDiscord(
+			service, discordWebhookURL, client,
+		),
+	))
+
+	// TODO: add discord hook
+
+	return logger, nil
+}
diff --git a/logging/zap_hook_discord.go b/logging/zap_hook_discord.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b426275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/zap_hook_discord.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+)
+
+// NewZapHookDiscord sends Zap log messages to a Discord Webhook
+// TODO: ratelimit
+func NewZapHookDiscord(serviceName, webhookURL string, client *http.Client) func(zapcore.Entry) error {
+	if webhookURL == "" || client == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return func(entry zapcore.Entry) error {
+		if entry.Level == zapcore.DebugLevel ||
+			entry.Level == zapcore.InfoLevel {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		body, err := json.Marshal(discordgo.WebhookParams{
+			Username: strings.Title(serviceName),
+			Embeds: []*discordgo.MessageEmbed{
+				{
+					Title:       "Logging message: " + strings.ToUpper(entry.Level.String()),
+					Description: entry.Message,
+					Timestamp:   entry.Time.Format(time.RFC3339),
+					Color:       0, // TODO: color per log level
+					Footer: &discordgo.MessageEmbedFooter{
+						Text: "powered by Cacophony",
+					},
+					Fields: []*discordgo.MessageEmbedField{
+						{
+							Name:  "caller",
+							Value: entry.Caller.String(),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, err = client.Post(
+			webhookURL, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(body),
+		)
+		return err
+	}
+
+}