CIRPA slams Indie Pool for its pay radio stance

TORONTO - The Canadian culture establishment took a swing at Indie Pool yesterday in response to its support of the CRTC’s satellite radio decision. A statement yesterday from the Canadian Independent Record Production Association, “expressed major concern with statements attributed to Indie Pool owner Gregg Terrence yesterday claiming that 20,000 independent musical artists support the CRTC's recent decision to award broadcast licenses to two foreign services,” it said. "I'm not really sure where Mr. Terrence gets his figures, but to claim he speaks for 20,000 Canadian independent recording artists is interesting, to say the least," said CIRPA's executive director Cori...