Candice Pedersen

Candice Pedersen was the former co-owner of the Olympia, Washington-based independent record label K Records from 1986 to 1999, along with Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening.[1] In 1999, she sold her half of the label to Johnson.

Career

Pedersen was initially hired as a K Records intern in January 1986, for $20 a week and credit at Evergreen State College. Pedersen became a full partner in 1989 until selling her half of the label to Johnson in 1999.[1] Though she managed day-to-day operations of the label, Pedersen noted in a 1992 interview that "I'm often considered my partner's secretary."[2]

Pedersen also contributed to the label's history through organizing the citywide International Pop Underground Convention, which was an extension of a summer barbecue party she'd hosted on Steamboat Island, near Olympia.[3] Pedersen decided to make the event citywide in 1991, and was responsible for the all-girls night which is cited as a formative moment within the Pacific Northwest's riot grrrl scene,[4] marking the debut performance of many acts that would become nationally renown.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Baumgarten, Mark (2012). Love rock revolution : K Records and the rise of independent music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570618222.
  2. Keene, Linda (21 March 1993). "Feminist Fury -- Burn Down The Walls That Say You Can't". Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. Nelson, Chris (10 September 2006). "The Day the Music Didn't Die". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life. Little, Brown. pp. 488–492. ISBN 9780316063791.
  5. Hopper, Jessica (13 June 2011). "Riot Grrrl get noticed". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. Fateman, Johanna (2013). The riot grrrl collection. New York, NY: Feminist Press. p. 15. ISBN 1558618228.
  7. Moore, Ryan (2009). Sells Like Teen Spirit: Music, Youth Culture, and Social Crisis. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814796030.

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