Candice Pedersen
Candice Pedersen was a co-owner of K Records, an independent record label based in Olympia, Washington from 1986 to 1999, along with Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening.[1] In 1999, she sold her half of the label to Johnson.
Career
[edit]Pedersen was initially hired as a K Records intern in January 1986, for $20 a week and credits at Evergreen State College in Olympia. She became a full partner in 1989 until selling her share of the company to Johnson in 1999.[1] Though she managed day-to-day operations of the label, she 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 had 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 which became nationally renowned.[5][6][7]
External links
[edit]- The Shield Around the K (2000), documentary film
References
[edit]- 1 2 Baumgarten, Mark (2012). Love rock revolution : K Records and the rise of independent music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570618222.
- ↑ Keene, Linda (March 21, 1993). "Feminist Fury -- Burn Down The Walls That Say You Can't". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ Nelson, Chris (September 10, 2006). "The Day the Music Didn't Die". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life. Little, Brown. pp. 488–492. ISBN 9780316063791.
- ↑ Hopper, Jessica (June 13, 2011). "Riot Grrrl get noticed". The Guardian. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ Fateman, Johanna (2013). The riot grrrl collection. New York, NY: Feminist Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1558618220.
- ↑ Moore, Ryan (2009). Sells Like Teen Spirit: Music, Youth Culture, and Social Crisis. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814796030.
