For the Record 2026

Three bands. One night. One mission: fund a year of music education for the students who need it most.  

On September 24 at 5:00 PM at the legendary Players Club, Wall Street steps onto the stage for a Battle of Capital! 

Your donations are the votes. By backing a band, you propel them toward winning the Ultimate Woodstock Experience - including a live performance on Bethel Woods' Horizon Stage, a professional recording studio session, and luxury glamping on the historic 1969 festival grounds for a concert of their choosing.  

Every dollar raised goes directly to The Academy at Bethel Woods, which provides year-round, long-term after school programming in popular music and visual art to under-resourced high school students in economically distressed rural communities. 

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural center located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.

Look forward to: 

• An album release party from Johnson & Co. ft. Steve Ioannou
• 3-Sets of Live Music from 3 Wall Street Bands 
  
• Cash Bar & Passed Hors d'oeuvres 
  
• Iconic Music Memorabilia Raffle 
  
• Industry Networking

The Grand Prize: Awarded to the Best Fundraisers 

• A live performance on the Horizon Stage at Bethel Woods.
  
• A recording session with a BWCA engineer at The Studios at Bethel Woods. 
  
• Luxury Glamping directly on the historic 1969 Woodstock festival grounds. 
  
• VIP Concert Treatment, premium pavilion tickets and Member Lounge access. 

Best in Show: Awarded to the Best Performers 

• A live performance on the Horizon Stage at Bethel Woods.
  
• VIP Concert Treatment, premium pavilion tickets and Member Lounge access.
  

 
About Bethel Woods

More about the Academy

BACK A BAND. SUPPORT A STUDENT.

Who will play the historic Woodstock grounds? You decide. Your donation is your vote. Click on a band to support!

100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to funding instruments, teaching artists, and transportation for the under-resourced students of The Academy at Bethel Woods.

JOHNSON & CO. ALBUM RELEASE 

For the Record is proud to feature an opening performance from Johnson & Co., who are celebrating the release of their album, Constellation, and dedicating all proceeds from album sales to The Academy at Bethel Woods! 

About the Band

Johnson & Co. is an NYC-based music collective built on community, friendship, and a simple love for playing music together. What started as a set of new songs grew into a true team effort: a 15 person crew of close friends, local musicians, and family, including ten year old Zoì, joining in to pull it all together.
 

The album features Steven Ioannou (vocals and guitar), Hélèna Le Picart (vocals) Zoì Ioannou (vocals) , Butch Phelps (lead guitar and production), Skip Ward (bass), Adam LaRosa (drums), Mario Polytaridis (drums), Adam Patota (guitar) Shawn Rudden (bass), Semra Amiraslan (piano), Charlie Pellett (voiceover), Josh Perez, Rolando Gori, Simon Brown, and James Wordsworth.
 

The New Record
Our upcoming 6-song album was tracked and finished right in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. We recorded, edited, and mixed the entire project locally at Threshold Studios on West 45th Street and sound studios on Dyer Avenue, working alongside talented local engineers and producers. It takes a village to make a record like this, and this project is the result of that group effort. 

"Made in Hell's Kitchen with a little help from a lot of friends."