diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
index 0605abd35..7517df44b 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
@@ -292,12 +292,24 @@ module JamRuby
     end
 
     def self.new_musicians(usr, since_date)
-      # todo scott turn this into score .within(radius, :origin => [usr.lat, usr.lng])
+      # this attempts to find interesting musicians to tell another musician about where interesting
+      # is "has a good score and was created recently"
+      # we're sort of depending upon usr being a musicians_geocoded as well...
+      # this appears to only be called from EmailBatchNewMusician#deliver_batch_sets! which is
+      # an offline process and thus uses the last jam location as "home base"
 
-      rel = User.musicians
+      locidispid = usr.last_jam_locidispid
+      score_limit = 60
+      limit = 50
+
+      rel = User.musicians_geocoded
         .where(['created_at >= ? AND users.id != ?', since_date, usr.id])
-        .order('created_at DESC')
-        .limit(50)
+        .joins('inner join scores on users.last_jam_locidispid = scores.alocidispid')
+        .where(['scores.blocidispid = ?', locidispid])
+        .where(['scores.score <= ?', score_limit])
+        .order('scores.score') # best scores first
+        .order('users.created_at DESC') # then most recent
+        .limit(limit)
 
       objs = rel.all.to_a
       
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 408719774..f22144887 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ module JamRuby
 
     scope :musicians, where(:musician => true)
     scope :fans, where(:musician => false)
-    # todo scott someone with locidispid - scope :geocoded_users, where(['lat IS NOT NULL AND lng IS NOT NULL'])
-    # todo scott geocoded_users that are musicians - scope :musicians_geocoded, musicians.geocoded_users
+    scope :geocoded_users, where(['last_jam_locidispid IS NOT NULL'])
+    scope :musicians_geocoded, musicians.geocoded_users
     scope :email_opt_in, where(:subscribe_email => true)
 
     def user_progression_fields
@@ -1177,12 +1177,12 @@ module JamRuby
 
     def self.deliver_new_musician_notifications(since_date=nil)
       since_date ||= Time.now-1.week
-      # todo scott return musicians with locidispid not null
-      # self.geocoded_users.find_each do |usr|
-      #   Search.new_musicians(usr, since_date) do |new_nearby|
-      #     UserMailer.new_musicians(usr, new_nearby).deliver
-      #   end
-      # end
+      # return musicians with locidispid not null
+      self.musicians_geocoded.find_each do |usr|
+        Search.new_musicians(usr, since_date) do |new_nearby|
+          UserMailer.new_musicians(usr, new_nearby).deliver
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     def facebook_invite!
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
index a80c1322c..289a8431b 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
@@ -5,29 +5,94 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
   before(:each) do
     # @geocode1 = FactoryGirl.create(:geocoder)
     # @geocode2 = FactoryGirl.create(:geocoder)
-    @users = []
-    @users << @user1 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
-    @users << @user2 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
-    @users << @user3 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
-    @users << @user4 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    t = Time.now - 10.minute
+
+    @user1 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+1.minute, last_jam_locidispid: 1)
+    @user2 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+2.minute, last_jam_locidispid: 2)
+    @user3 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+3.minute, last_jam_locidispid: 3)
+    @user4 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+4.minute, last_jam_locidispid: 4)
+    @user5 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+5.minute, last_jam_locidispid: 5)
+    @user6 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+6.minute) # not geocoded
+    @user7 = FactoryGirl.create(:user, created_at: t+7.minute, musician: false) # not musician
+
+    @musicians = []
+    @musicians << @user1
+    @musicians << @user2
+    @musicians << @user3
+    @musicians << @user4
+    @musicians << @user5
+    @musicians << @user6
+
+    @geomusicians = []
+    @geomusicians << @user1
+    @geomusicians << @user2
+    @geomusicians << @user3
+    @geomusicians << @user4
+    @geomusicians << @user5
+
+    Score.delete_all
+    Score.createx(1, 'a', 1, 1, 'a', 1, 10)
+    Score.createx(1, 'a', 1, 2, 'b', 2, 20)
+    Score.createx(1, 'a', 1, 3, 'c', 3, 30)
+    Score.createx(1, 'a', 1, 4, 'd', 4, 40)
+    Score.createx(2, 'b', 2, 3, 'c', 3, 15)
+    Score.createx(2, 'b', 2, 4, 'd', 4, 70)
   end
 
-  context 'default filter settings' do 
+  context 'default filter settings' do
 
     it "finds all musicians" do
-      # expects all the users
-      num = User.musicians.count
-      results = Search.musician_filter({ :per_page => num })
-      expect(results.results.count).to eq(num)
-      expect(results.search_type).to be(:musicians_filter)
+      # expects all the musicians
+      results = Search.musician_filter
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == @musicians.length
+      results.results.should eq @musicians.reverse
+    end
+
+    it "finds all musicians page 1" do
+      # expects all the musicians
+      results = Search.musician_filter({page: 1})
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == @musicians.length
+      results.results.should eq @musicians.reverse
+    end
+
+    it "finds all musicians page 2" do
+      # expects no musicians (all fit on page 1)
+      results = Search.musician_filter({page: 2})
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "finds all musicians page 1 per_page 3" do
+      # expects three of the musicians
+      results = Search.musician_filter({per_page: 3})
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == 3
+      results.results.should eq @musicians.reverse.slice(0, 3)
+    end
+
+    it "finds all musicians page 2 per_page 3" do
+      # expects two of the musicians
+      results = Search.musician_filter({page: 2, per_page: 3})
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == 3
+      results.results.should eq @musicians.reverse.slice(3, 3)
+    end
+
+    it "finds all musicians page 3 per_page 3" do
+      # expects two of the musicians
+      results = Search.musician_filter({page: 3, per_page: 3})
+      results.search_type.should == :musicians_filter
+      results.results.count.should == 0
     end
 
     it "finds musicians with proper ordering" do
-      # the ordering should be create_at since no followers exist
+      # the ordering should be create_at desc since no followers exist
       expect(Follow.count).to eq(0)
       results = Search.musician_filter({ :per_page => User.musicians.count })
       results.results.each_with_index do |uu, idx|
-        expect(uu.id).to eq(@users.reverse[idx].id)
+        expect(uu.id).to eq(@musicians.reverse[idx].id)
       end
     end
 
@@ -90,7 +155,7 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
       f3.save
 
       # @user2.followers.concat([@user3, @user4, @user2])
-      results = Search.musician_filter({ :per_page => @users.size }, @user3)
+      results = Search.musician_filter({ :per_page => @musicians.size }, @user3)
       expect(results.results[0].id).to eq(@user2.id)
 
       # check the follower count for given entry
@@ -154,8 +219,8 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
       # @user4.followers.concat([@user4])
       # @user3.followers.concat([@user4])
       # @user2.followers.concat([@user4])
-      expect(@user4.top_followings.count).to be 3
-      expect(@user4.top_followings.map(&:id)).to match_array((@users - [@user1]).map(&:id))
+      expect(@user4.top_followings.count).to eq 3
+      expect(@user4.top_followings.map(&:id)).to match_array((@musicians - [@user1, @user5, @user6]).map(&:id))
     end
 
     it "friends stat shows friend count" do
@@ -275,30 +340,43 @@ describe 'Musician search' do
 
   context 'new users' do
 
-    it "find nearby" do
-      pending 'todo scott fix this test so it does something'
-      # create new user outside 500 from Apex to ensure its excluded from results
-      FactoryGirl.create(:user, {city: "Austin", state: "TX", country: "US"})
-      User.geocoded_users.find_each do |usr|
-        Search.new_musicians(usr, Time.now - 1.week) do |new_usrs|
-          # the newly created user is not nearby the existing users (which are in Apex, NC)
-          # and that user is not included in query 
-          expect(new_usrs.count).to eq(User.musicians.count - 1)
-        end
-      end
+    it "find three for user1" do
+      # user2..4 are scored against user1
+      ms = Search.new_musicians(@user1, Time.now - 1.week)
+      ms.should_not be_nil
+      ms.length.should == 3
+      ms.should eq [@user2, @user3, @user4]
     end
 
-    it "sends new musician email" do
-      pending 'todo scott fix this test so it does something'
-      # create new user outside 500 from Apex to ensure its excluded from results
-      FactoryGirl.create(:user, {city: "Austin", state: "TX", country: "US"})
-      User.geocoded_users.find_each do |usr|
-        Search.new_musicians(usr, Time.now - 1.week) do |new_usrs|
-          # the newly created user is not nearby the existing users (which are in Apex, NC)
-          # and that user is not included in query 
-          expect(new_usrs.count).to eq(User.musicians.count - 1)
-        end
-      end
+    it "find two for user2" do
+      # user1,3,4 are scored against user1, but user4 is bad
+      ms = Search.new_musicians(@user2, Time.now - 1.week)
+      ms.should_not be_nil
+      ms.length.should == 2
+      ms.should eq [@user3, @user1]
+    end
+
+    it "find two for user3" do
+      # user1..2 are scored against user3
+      ms = Search.new_musicians(@user3, Time.now - 1.week)
+      ms.should_not be_nil
+      ms.length.should == 2
+      ms.should eq [@user2, @user1]
+    end
+
+    it "find one for user4" do
+      # user1..2 are scored against user4, but user2 is bad
+      ms = Search.new_musicians(@user4, Time.now - 1.week)
+      ms.should_not be_nil
+      ms.length.should == 1
+      ms.should eq [@user1]
+    end
+
+    it "find none for user5" do
+      # user1..4 are not scored against user5
+      ms = Search.new_musicians(@user5, Time.now - 1.week)
+      ms.should_not be_nil
+      ms.length.should == 0
     end
 
   end