of the first sites to sell music in the MP3 format, beginning in 1998. As of September 2008, eMusic had over 400,000 subscribers. He also served as vice-president of media development for MoodLogic.com, the first on-line music recommendation engine, from 2000 to 2003. In 2009, Sandy Pearlman was appointed as an at-large member of the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) of the Library of Congress. Pearlman was the Schulich Distinguished Chair of music at McGill University in Montreal, specializing in the programs in music theory, sound recording and music technology; he later served as Centenary Fellow at the McLuhan Center for Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto, where he co-taught a course on Digital Media Distribution. Additionally, he was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz, and an invited speaker at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Future of Music Coalition, Canadian Music Week and SxSW Festivals. As a Professor and as a public speaker, Pearlman lectured on the architecture of the music industry, strategies for re-monetizing music downloads, and the history and future of music. He owned Alpha & Omega Recording, a 72-track analog recording facility in San Rafael, California. His production career was managed by Peter Shershin at Breathing Protection, Inc. Awards Pearlman was the recipient of 17 gold and platinum records. Death Pearlman died on July 26, 2016, in Novato, California, from pneumonia due to stroke-related complications. He was 72. Production credits 1972 – Blue Öyster Cult – Blue Öyster Cult 1973 – Blue Öyster Cult – Tyranny and Mutation 1973 – The Mahavishnu Orchestra – Between Nothingness and Eternity 1974 – Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties 1975 – Pavlov's Dog – Pampered Menial 1975 – Blue Öyster Cult – On Your Feet or on Your Knees 1975 – The Dictators – Go Girl Crazy! 1976 – Pavlov's Dog – At the Sound of the Bell 1976 – Blue Öyster Cult – Agents of Fortune 1977 – The Dictators – Manifest Destiny 1977 – Blue Öyster Cult – Spectres 1978 – The Dictators – Bloodbrothers 1978 – Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening 1978 – The Clash – Give 'Em Enough Rope 1980 – Shakin' Street – Shakin' Street 1984 – Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show 1985 – Blue Öyster Cult – Club Ninja 1988 – Blue Öyster Cult – Imaginos 1998 – Cosmic