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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.<ref name=Baumgarten>{{cite book|last1=Baumgarten|first1=Mark|title=Love rock revolution : K Records and the rise of independent music|date=2012|publisher=Sasquatch Books|location=Seattle|isbn=9781570618222}}</ref> 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."<ref name=Keene>{{cite news|last1=Keene|first1=Linda|title=Feminist Fury -- ''Burn Down The Walls That Say You Can't''|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930321&slug=1691577|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=Seattle Times|date=21 March 1993}}</ref> |
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.<ref name=Baumgarten>{{cite book|last1=Baumgarten|first1=Mark|title=Love rock revolution : K Records and the rise of independent music|date=2012|publisher=Sasquatch Books|location=Seattle|isbn=9781570618222}}</ref> 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."<ref name=Keene>{{cite news|last1=Keene|first1=Linda|title=Feminist Fury -- ''Burn Down The Walls That Say You Can't''|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930321&slug=1691577|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=Seattle Times|date=21 March 1993}}</ref> |
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Pedersen also contributed to the label's history through organizing the city-wide [[International Pop Underground Convention]], which was an extension of a summer barbecue party she'd hosted on [[Steamboat Island]], near Olympia.<ref name=Nelson>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Chris|title=The Day the Music Didn't Die|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2001-08-08/music/the-day-the-music-didn-t-die/|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=Seattle Weekly|date=10 September 2006}}</ref> Pedersen decided to make the event city-wide 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,<ref name=Azerrad>{{cite book|last1=Azerrad|first1=Michael|title=Our Band Could Be Your Life|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=9780316063791|pages=488–492}}</ref> marking the debut performance of many acts that would become nationally renown.<ref name=Hopper>{{cite news|last1=Hopper|first1=Jessica|title=Riot Grrrl get noticed|url= |
Pedersen also contributed to the label's history through organizing the city-wide [[International Pop Underground Convention]], which was an extension of a summer barbecue party she'd hosted on [[Steamboat Island]], near Olympia.<ref name=Nelson>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Chris|title=The Day the Music Didn't Die|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2001-08-08/music/the-day-the-music-didn-t-die/|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=Seattle Weekly|date=10 September 2006}}</ref> Pedersen decided to make the event city-wide 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,<ref name=Azerrad>{{cite book|last1=Azerrad|first1=Michael|title=Our Band Could Be Your Life|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=9780316063791|pages=488–492}}</ref> marking the debut performance of many acts that would become nationally renown.<ref name=Hopper>{{cite news|last1=Hopper|first1=Jessica|title=Riot Grrrl get noticed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/14/riot-grrrl-get-noticed|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=The Guardian|date=13 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Fateman|first1=Johanna|title=The riot grrrl collection|date=2013|publisher=Feminist Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=1558618228|page=15}}</ref><ref name=Moore>{{cite book|last1=Moore|first1=Ryan|title=Sells Like Teen Spirit: Music, Youth Culture, and Social Crisis|date=2009|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=9780814796030}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:35, 14 December 2016
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 city-wide 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 city-wide 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]
External links
- The Shield Around the K (2000), documentary film.
References
- ^ a b Baumgarten, Mark (2012). Love rock revolution : K Records and the rise of independent music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570618222.
- ^ Keene, Linda (21 March 1993). "Feminist Fury -- Burn Down The Walls That Say You Can't". Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Nelson, Chris (10 September 2006). "The Day the Music Didn't Die". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life. Little, Brown. pp. 488–492. ISBN 9780316063791.
- ^ Hopper, Jessica (13 June 2011). "Riot Grrrl get noticed". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Fateman, Johanna (2013). The riot grrrl collection. New York, NY: Feminist Press. p. 15. ISBN 1558618228.
- ^ Moore, Ryan (2009). Sells Like Teen Spirit: Music, Youth Culture, and Social Crisis. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814796030.