diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
index eab56e42c..994edaf99 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module JamRuby
       case ordering = self.musician_order_param(params)
       when :plays
       when :followed
-        sel_str = "COUNT(follows) AS follow_count, #{sel_str}"
+        sel_str = "COUNT(follows) AS search_follow_count, #{sel_str}"
         rel = rel.joins("LEFT JOIN users_followers AS follows ON follows.user_id = users.id")
         rel = rel.group("users.id")
         rel = rel.order("COUNT(follows) DESC, users.created_at DESC")
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ module JamRuby
       end
 
       rel = rel.joins("LEFT JOIN friendships AS friends ON friends.user_id = users.id")
-      sel_str = "#{sel_str}, COUNT(friends) AS friend_count"
+      sel_str = "#{sel_str}, COUNT(friends) AS search_friend_count"
+      rel = rel.joins("LEFT JOIN recordings AS records ON records.owner_id = users.id")
+      sel_str = "#{sel_str}, COUNT(records) AS search_recording_count"
+      rel = rel.joins("LEFT JOIN music_sessions AS sessions ON sessions.user_id = users.id")
+      sel_str = "#{sel_str}, COUNT(sessions) AS search_session_count"
       rel = rel.select(sel_str)
 
       perpage = params[:per_page] || M_PER_PAGE
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
index 9273df929..576af01ec 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe User do
     results = Search.musician_search(params)
     results.musicians.count.should == 2
 
-    results.musicians[0].follow_count.to_i.should_not == 0
+    results.musicians[0].search_follow_count.to_i.should_not == 0
   end
 
   it "should have friends counter " do
@@ -63,7 +63,36 @@ describe User do
     results = Search.musician_search
     friend = results.musicians.detect { |mm| mm.id == @user1.id }
     friend.should_not == nil
-    friend.friend_count.should == 1
+    friend.search_friend_count.to_i.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "should have recording counter " do
+    connection = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => @user1)
+    instrument = FactoryGirl.create(:instrument, :description => 'a great instrument')
+    track = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => connection, :instrument => instrument)
+    music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :creator => @user1, :musician_access => true)
+    music_session.connections << connection
+    music_session.save
+    recording = Recording.start(music_session.id, @user1)
+    recording.stop
+    recording.reload
+    genre = FactoryGirl.create(:genre)
+    recording.claim(@user1, "name", genre, true, true)
+    recording.reload
+    recording.users.length.should == 1
+    recording.users.first.should == @user1
+    @user1.reload
+    @user1.recordings.length.should == 1
+    @user1.recordings.first.should == recording
+    recording.claimed_recordings.length.should == 1
+    @user1.recordings.detect { |rr| rr == recording }.should_not be nil
+
+    results = Search.musician_search
+    uu = results.musicians.detect { |mm| mm.id == @user1.id }
+    uu.should_not == nil
+
+    uu.search_recording_count.to_i.should == 1
+    uu.search_session_count.to_i.should == 1
   end
 
   it "should find all musicians sorted by plays " do
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/findMusician.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/findMusician.js
index db6f30ed0..8b3ad8b63 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/findMusician.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/findMusician.js
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@
 		    musician_location:  mm.city + ', ' + mm.state,
 		    instruments: instr_logos,
 		    biography: mm['biography'],
-		    follow_count: mm['follow_count'],
-		    friend_count: mm['friend_count'],
+		    follow_count: mm['search_follow_count'],
+		    friend_count: mm['search_friend_count'],
+		    recording_count: mm['search_recording_count'],
+		    session_count: mm['search_session_count'],
 		    musician_follow_template: follows
 		};
                 renderings += context.JK.fillTemplate(mTemplate, mVals);
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_search/index.rabl b/web/app/views/api_search/index.rabl
index 2d4b04684..0df188af6 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_search/index.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_search/index.rabl
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ unless @search.musicians.nil? || @search.musicians.size == 0
         node :name do |uu| uu.following.name end
       end
 
-      node :follow_count do |musician| musician.follow_count end
-      node :friend_count do |musician| musician.friend_count end
+      node :follow_count do |musician| musician.search_follow_count.to_i rescue 0 end
+      node :friend_count do |musician| musician.search_friend_count.to_i rescue 0 end
+      node :recording_count do |musician| musician.search_recording_count.to_i rescue 0 end
+      node :session_count do |musician| musician.search_session_count.to_i rescue 0 end
   }
 end
 
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_musicians.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_musicians.html.erb
index 9818fbb56..dc8974dcc 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_musicians.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_musicians.html.erb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
           {instruments}
         </div>
 	<br clear="all" /><br />
-	{follow_count} <img src="../assets/content/icon_friend.png" width="14" height="12" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 <img src="../assets/content/icon_followers.png" width="22" height="12" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17 <img src="../assets/content/icon_recordings.png" width="12" height="13" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;64 <img src="../assets/content/icon_session_tiny.png" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle" /></span><br /><br />
+	{friend_count} <img src="../assets/content/icon_friend.png" width="14" height="12" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{follow_count} <img src="../assets/content/icon_followers.png" width="22" height="12" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{recording_count} <img src="../assets/content/icon_recordings.png" width="12" height="13" align="absmiddle" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{session_count} <img src="../assets/content/icon_session_tiny.png" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle" /></span><br /><br />
 
     </div>
     <div class="left ml35 f11 whitespace w40"><br />
diff --git a/web/lib/tasks/sample_data.rake b/web/lib/tasks/sample_data.rake
index 0d10b91b7..52a12a1e0 100644
--- a/web/lib/tasks/sample_data.rake
+++ b/web/lib/tasks/sample_data.rake
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ namespace :db do
     make_followings
   end
 
+  task populate_friends: :environment do
+    make_friends
+  end
+
   desc "Fill database with music session sample data"
   task populate_music_sessions: :environment do
     make_users(10) if 14 > User.count
@@ -118,4 +122,13 @@ def make_followings
       uuu.followings << uu
     end
   end	     
+end
+
+def make_friends
+  users = User.all
+  users[6..-1].each do |uu|
+    users[0..5].shuffle.each do |uuu|
+      Friendship.save(uu.id, uuu.id)
+    end
+  end	     
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/musician_search_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/musician_search_api_spec.rb
index 36f11122c..1733e79c8 100644
--- a/web/spec/requests/musician_search_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/musician_search_api_spec.rb
@@ -82,9 +82,13 @@ describe "Musician Search API", :type => :api do
       musician["id"].should == @user4.id
       followings= musician['followings']
       followings.length.should == 3
+      musician['follow_count'].to_i.should > 0
 
       friend = response['musicians'].detect { |mm| mm['id'] == @user1.id }
       friend['friend_count'].should == 1
+
+      musician['recording_count'].should == 0
+      musician['session_count'].should == 0
     end
   end
 end