LCES & TRS LIVE PRESENT:
Songwriters In The Round – A Live Recording
08.22.2026
Join us for another installment of TRS LIVE with Lakeshore Community Event Series as we record six songwriters in the round, live with a studio audience!
Featuring LCES 2026 Songwriter Competition winners Blake Matteson and Koa Phoenix, as well as runners up Andriana Chobot, Andrew Lafrenz and Tod Pronto – hosted by Steve Hartmann.
Blake Matteson is an up-and-coming artist from Northern Vermont who won studio time through a songwriting competition last year and used that to record her first batch of original songs – currently available on all streaming platforms.
Koa Phoenix is a rootsy, pulse-driven singer-songwriter and multi-genre artist based in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Her emotional sound blends acoustic storytelling, soulful edge, and R&B roots
Andriana Chobot is an independent singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor based in Burlington, Vermont. She is recognized for her expressive alto voice, theatrical performance flair, and genre-blending original music.
Andrew Lafrenz is a VT based singer/songwriter who writes raw, honest songs rooted in real life and the roads that shape us
Tod Pronto is a singer/songwriter from the Green Mountains of Vermont. Funny, insightful, authentic and energetic – he is the perfect mix of modern and traditional folk.
Steve Hartmann is a VT based singer-songwriter, by way of Philadelphia who passionately captivates with a medicinal vocal conviction – described as the grey between Damien Rice and Dave Matthews, Dermot Kennedy and Matt Maeson.
Doors open at 6:30PM for the 7PM two set performance.
We offer an affordable selection of soda, water and light snacks including CBD drinks from our friends at Taunik.
BYOB is welcome.
A very limited number of tickets are available. Click here for tickets!
As we are in the studio making a recording for these artists, ticket proceeds directly support the album’s creation.
If you’d like you can opt to choose a ticket that will include a copy of the live recording via a download link, which will be emailed upon its completion.
After the show, should you wish to receive a copy of the recording but purchased a ticket that does not include a copy of the recording, please speak with a member of staff. A copy of the recording is an additional $10. We accept cash or Venmo on-site.
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About Lakeshore Community Event Series (LCES):
LCES mission is to provide an event series in the community that is sustained through volunteers and consistent donor streams and strategies, while highlighting local musicians, artists and caterers in a safe environment and in front of an engaged audience – all in the spirit of promoting accessible art, community, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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About The Venue:
Tank Recording Studio is a three thousand square foot audio/video production studio and event space in the old north end of Burlington, VT, engineer owned and operated by Ben Collette & Julia Rangel. Featuring a thousand square foot live room with 25ft cathedral ceilings, finished in hundred-year-old reclaimed VT barn board, along with two separate control rooms and multiple isolated recording spaces for both performers and amplifiers. Our collection of instruments, amplification and other musical noisemakers is only bested by our wide variety of both vintage and modern classic microphones and signal processors.
TRS LIVE: CONNECTING THE ARTIST AND THE COMMUNITY – AT THE RECORDING STUDIO LEVEL
