As they say, you want something done right, you got to do it yourself! After my failed attempts to find a working tool to take care of 2 simple tasks on a large scale, I decided to write my own little program. Enter, SKwizard!
It really is amazing how much the music industry has changed in just in my lifetime. Recorded music, once played from what seems to be prehistoric vinyl, quickly progressed onto eight tracks and cassette tapes, followed by the modern compact disc, and then finally into the world of digital files.
I have written a much better shell program than the one posted below.
SKwizard - M4A to MP3 Converter & File Renaming Tool