Sharon "Share" Pedersen (born: Sharon June Howe on March 21, 1963 in Glencoe, Minnesota

Glencoe, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,453 people, 2,103 households, and 1,446 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,045.6 people per square mile . There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of 813.7 per square mile...

) is a former bass player of the female hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band, Vixen.

Share joined Vixen in 1987, replacing Pia Maiocco

Pia Maiocco

Pia Maiocco is an American former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the heavy metal band Vixen.She is married to the guitarist Steve Vai, whom she met while they both attended the Berklee College of Music. She appears on his album Flex-Able...

, and remained with the band until 1991. After leaving Vixen, she formed the supergroup, Contraband

Contraband (band)

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as The Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, Vixen, Shark Island and L.A. Guns....

, releasing only one album. When Vixen reunited in 1997, she had no interest in coming back, as she was playing in her husband's band, Bubble.

Bubble won Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest

John Lennon Songwriting Contest

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, named for the former member of The Beatles, is a songwriting competition for songwriters, open to amateurs and professionals. The contest accepts instrumental pieces as well as songs with a vocal component. Though all entries must include a CD, cassette, or...

 in 2000 with their song, Sparkle Star. It is also featured in the film starring Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...

, Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana is an American drama film, released in 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of strippers in an adult club...

.

In 2003, Share toured with her husband Bam's band, the Dogs D'Amour

Dogs D'Amour

The Dogs D'Amour were a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla....

 and opened up for Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

 on a European Tour.

In 2006, Share became the host and co-producer of the video podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 Rock n Roll TV, an online show which features up and coming punk/garage/rock bands. Most recently, Ross published a book of hip knitting

Knitting

Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...

designs, Punk Knits published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang.