diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/email_batch_new_musician.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/email_batch_new_musician.rb
index 367cbd143..81e91b629 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/email_batch_new_musician.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/email_batch_new_musician.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ module JamRuby
     VAR_MUSICIAN_TABLE = "@MUSICIAN_TABLE"
 
     TMP_NEW = 'tmp_new_musicians'
-    TMP_RECEIVERS = 'tmp_receivers_new_musicians'
+    TMP_CAND = 'tmp_receiver_candidates'
+    TMP_PAIRS = 'tmp_receivers_new_musicians'
 
     def self.subject
       "New musicians with good Internet connections to you have joined JamKazam!"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ module JamRuby
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{TMP_NEW}")
       sql =<<SQL
 SELECT 
-  users.*
+  users.id AS new_user_id, users.last_jam_locidispid AS last_jam_locidispid
 INTO TEMP TABLE #{TMP_NEW} 
 FROM users
 WHERE
@@ -31,26 +32,37 @@ SQL
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql)
     end
 
+    def _fetch_receiver_candidates
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{TMP_CAND}")
+      sql =<<SQL
+SELECT 
+  users.id AS receiver_candidate_id, users.last_jam_locidispid AS last_jam_locidispid
+INTO TEMP TABLE #{TMP_CAND}
+FROM users
+FULL OUTER JOIN #{TMP_NEW} ON users.id = #{TMP_NEW}.new_user_id
+WHERE
+ users.musician = 't' AND
+ users.subscribe_email = 't' AND
+ users.last_jam_locidispid IS NOT NULL AND 
+ (#{TMP_NEW}.new_user_id IS NULL OR users.id IS NULL)
+SQL
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql)
+    end
+
     def _fetch_eligible_receivers
-      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{TMP_RECEIVERS}")
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #{TMP_PAIRS}")
       # load eligible recipients into tmp table
       sql =<<SQL
 SELECT 
-  users.id AS user_id, 
-  tmp_new.id AS new_user_id,
-  scores.score AS latency
-INTO TEMP TABLE #{TMP_RECEIVERS}
-FROM users
-LEFT JOIN #{TMP_NEW} AS tmp_new_skip ON tmp_new_skip.id = users.id
-INNER JOIN #{TMP_NEW} AS tmp_new ON tmp_new.id = users.id
-INNER JOIN scores ON scores.alocidispid = users.last_jam_locidispid AND 
-    scores.blocidispid = tmp_new.last_jam_locidispid
-WHERE
-    users.musician = 't' AND
-    users.subscribe_email = 't' AND
-    tmp_new_skip.id IS NULL AND
+    #{TMP_NEW}.new_user_id, 
+    #{TMP_CAND}.receiver_candidate_id AS receiver_id,
+    scores.score AS latency
+INTO TEMP TABLE #{TMP_PAIRS}
+FROM scores
+INNER JOIN #{TMP_CAND} ON #{TMP_CAND}.last_jam_locidispid = scores.alocidispid
+INNER JOIN #{TMP_NEW} ON #{TMP_NEW}.last_jam_locidispid = scores.blocidispid
+WHERE 
     scores.score < #{Score::MAX_YELLOW_LATENCY}
-GROUP BY users.id, tmp_new.id, scores.score
 SQL
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql)
       binding.pry
@@ -61,15 +73,18 @@ SQL
       # load new musicians into tmp table
       self._fetch_new_musicians
 
+      # load receiver candidates into tmp table
+      self._fetch_receiver_candidates
+
       # load email receivers into tmp table
       self._fetch_eligible_receivers
 
-      sql = "SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{TMP_RECEIVERS} GROUP BY user_id"
+      sql = "SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM #{TMP_PAIRS} GROUP BY user_id"
       binding.pry
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql).each do |result|
         receiver = User.find_by_id(result['user_id'])
 
-        sql = "SELECT new_user_id, latency FROM #{TMP_RECEIVERS} WHERE user_id = '#{user.id}'"
+        sql = "SELECT new_user_id, latency FROM #{TMP_PAIRS} WHERE user_id = '#{user.id}'"
         new_musicians = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql).collect do |rr| 
           new_user = User.where(['id = ?',rr['new_user_id']])
             .limit(1)