diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 1aaf48a..ee32c42 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 # 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.
+
 import logging
+import time
+from sys import version_info
 from os import mkdir
 
 try:
@@ -32,6 +35,16 @@
     pass
 
 fmt = logging.Formatter("[%(module)s] || %(asctime)s - %(levelname)s : %(module)s.%(funcName)s || %(message)s")
+
+
+class ExceptionFilter(logging.Filter):
+    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord):
+        if record.msg.__repr__().__contains__("_AssertRaisesContext"):
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+
 ch = logging.StreamHandler()
 
 ch.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
@@ -49,7 +62,12 @@
 ch.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(message)s"))
 fh.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(message)s"))
 
-logger.info("\033[1mTESTING STARTED\033[0m")
-
+logger.info(
+    "\033[1mTESTING STARTED -- Python Version: {pver.major}.{pver.minor}.{pver.micro} -- Time: {time}\033[0m".format(
+        pver = version_info,
+        time = time.asctime()
+    ))
 fh.setFormatter(fmt)
-ch.setFormatter(fmt)
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+ch.setFormatter(fmt)
+fh.addFilter(ExceptionFilter())
+ch.addFilter(ExceptionFilter())
diff --git a/tests/test_events.py b/tests/test_events.py
index 76a19c9..2945ea9 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+logger.info("test_events tests started")
+
 
 class TestNoteOn(TestCase):
     def test_validate(self):
@@ -41,8 +43,9 @@ def test_validate(self):
                          "Generic MIDI NoteOn message shouldn't have validated, but did. Value was 0x{:x}".format(
                              test_val)
                          )
-
+        logger.info("NoteOn .valid test passed")
     def test_constructor(self):
+        logger.info("Starting NoteOn constructor tests")
         # Test constructor of generic version
         test_val = NoteOn(0x900000)
         match_val = {
@@ -55,23 +58,46 @@ def test_constructor(self):
         self.assertEqual(vars(test_val),
                          match_val, "MIDI NoteOn constructed from value 0x{:X} is incorrect".format(0x900000)
                          )
+        # --- Exception Testing --- #
+        logger.info("Starting NoteOn constructor exception tests")
         # Test Length Exceptions
         with self.assertRaises(LengthError,
                                msg="NoteOn did not raise LengthError when given value 0x123001929391923919"
                                ) as exc:
             NoteOn(0x123001929391923919)
-
+        logger.exception(exc)
         with self.assertRaises(LengthError,
                                msg="NoteOn did not raise LengthError when given value 0x1"
                                ) as exc:
             NoteOn(0x1)
-
+        logger.exception(exc)
         # Test validation exceptions
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError,
                                msg="NoteOn given invalid data did not raise ValueError. Value was 0x290011"
                                ) as exc:
             NoteOn(0x290011)
+        logger.exception(exc)
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                               msg="NoteOn given invalid data but did not raise ValueError. Value was 0x999999"
+                               ) as exc:
+            NoteOn(0x899999)
+        logger.exception(exc)
 
+        # --- Parsing Testing --- #
+        logger.info("Starting NoteOn constructor parsing test")
+        for channel in range(0, 9):
+            channel_num = 0x900000 + (channel << 16)
+            logger.debug("Testing constructor with value {:x}".format(channel_num))
+            obj = NoteOn(channel_num)
+            match_val = {
+                'channel_number': channel,
+                'note_name': 'C',
+                'note_number': 0,
+                'note_velocity': 0,
+                'raw_data': channel_num
+            }
+            self.assertEqual(vars(obj), match_val, "When testing constructor of NoteOn with channel value: {}, "
+                                             "parsing failed".format(channel >> 16))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     nose2.main()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3c8d982..4ab18b0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ envlist = py30, py31, py33, py34, py35, py36, py37
 
 
 [testenv]
-depends =
-    nose2
-usedevelop=True
-command =
+deps = nose2
+commands =
     nose2
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