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. 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."

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. 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, marking the debut performance of many acts which became nationally renowned.