diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
index 0aa0698c2c..fdea343472 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
@@ -140,20 +140,8 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
 
     public void execute( MavenSession session )
     {
-        // TODO: Use a listener here instead of loggers
         fireEvent( session, null, LifecycleEventCatapult.SESSION_STARTED );
-        
-        logger.info( "Build Order:" );
-        
-        logger.info( "" );
-        
-        for( MavenProject project : session.getProjects() )
-        {
-            logger.info( project.getName() );
-        }
-        
-        logger.info( "" );
-        
+
         MavenProject rootProject = session.getTopLevelProject();
 
         List<String> goals = session.getGoals();
@@ -186,16 +174,11 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
                 {
                     fireEvent( session, null, LifecycleEventCatapult.PROJECT_SKIPPED );
 
-                    logger.info( "Skipping " + currentProject.getName() );
-                    logger.info( "This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures." );
-
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 fireEvent( session, null, LifecycleEventCatapult.PROJECT_STARTED );
 
-                logger.info( "Building " + currentProject.getName() );
-
                 repositoryRequest.setRemoteRepositories( currentProject.getPluginArtifactRepositories() );
                 populateDefaultConfigurationForPlugins( currentProject.getBuild().getPlugins(), repositoryRequest );
 
@@ -299,8 +282,6 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
             {
                 fireEvent( session, mojoExecution, LifecycleEventCatapult.MOJO_SKIPPED );
 
-                logger.warn( "Goal " + mojoDescriptor.getGoal()
-                    + " requires online mode for execution but Maven is currently offline, skipping" );
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -315,11 +296,6 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
 
             try
             {
-                if ( logger.isDebugEnabled() )
-                {
-                    logger.debug( "Forking execution for " + mojoDescriptor.getId() );
-                }
-
                 executionProject = project.clone();
 
                 session.setCurrentProject( executionProject );
@@ -336,11 +312,6 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
                 }
 
                 fireEvent( session, mojoExecution, LifecycleEventCatapult.FORK_SUCCEEDED );
-
-                if ( logger.isDebugEnabled() )
-                {
-                    logger.debug( "Completed forked execution for " + mojoDescriptor.getId() );
-                }
             }
             catch ( MojoFailureException e )
             {
@@ -374,8 +345,6 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
         {
             project.setExecutionProject( executionProject );
 
-            logger.info( executionDescription( mojoExecution, project ) );
-
             pluginManager.executeMojo( session, mojoExecution );
 
             fireEvent( session, mojoExecution, LifecycleEventCatapult.MOJO_SUCCEEDED );
@@ -805,14 +774,6 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
         }
     }
 
-    private String executionDescription( MojoExecution me, MavenProject project )
-    {
-        PluginDescriptor pd = me.getMojoDescriptor().getPluginDescriptor();
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( 128 );
-        sb.append( "Executing " + pd.getArtifactId() + "[" + pd.getVersion() + "]: " + me.getMojoDescriptor().getGoal() + " on " + project.getArtifactId() );        
-        return sb.toString();
-    }
-        
     private void populateMojoExecutionConfiguration( MavenProject project, MojoExecution mojoExecution,
                                                      boolean allowPluginLevelConfig )
     {
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/LifecycleEventLogger.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/LifecycleEventLogger.java
index 6699092be2..9e9f26ba62 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/LifecycleEventLogger.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/LifecycleEventLogger.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ package org.apache.maven.cli;
 
 import org.apache.maven.embedder.MavenEmbedderLogger;
 import org.apache.maven.lifecycle.AbstractLifecycleListener;
+import org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleEvent;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.PluginDescriptor;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
 /**
  * Logs lifecycle events to a user-supplied logger.
@@ -45,4 +49,81 @@ class LifecycleEventLogger
 
     // TODO: log the events
 
+    @Override
+    public void sessionStarted( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isInfoEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.info( "Build Order:" );
+
+            logger.info( "" );
+
+            for ( MavenProject project : event.getSession().getProjects() )
+            {
+                logger.info( project.getName() );
+            }
+
+            logger.info( "" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void projectSkipped( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isInfoEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.info( "Skipping " + event.getProject().getName() );
+            logger.info( "This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures." );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void projectStarted( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isInfoEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.info( "Building " + event.getProject().getName() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void mojoSkipped( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isWarnEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.warn( "Goal " + event.getMojoExecution().getMojoDescriptor().getGoal()
+                + " requires online mode for execution but Maven is currently offline, skipping" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void mojoStarted( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isInfoEnabled() )
+        {
+            MojoDescriptor md = event.getMojoExecution().getMojoDescriptor();
+            PluginDescriptor pd = md.getPluginDescriptor();
+            logger.info( "Executing " + pd.getArtifactId() + ':' + pd.getVersion() + ':' + md.getGoal() + " on "
+                + event.getProject().getArtifactId() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void forkStarted( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isDebugEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.debug( "Forking execution for " + event.getMojoExecution().getMojoDescriptor().getId() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void forkSucceeded( LifecycleEvent event )
+    {
+        if ( logger.isDebugEnabled() )
+        {
+            logger.debug( "Completed forked execution for " + event.getMojoExecution().getMojoDescriptor().getId() );
+        }
+    }
+
 }