Peia & Robot Koch: An Immersive Ambient Folk Sound Journey
Renowned song collector and folk artist Peia joins forces with award-winning composer and sonic innovator Robot Koch for a unique 90-minute ambient folk sound journey—a fusion of ancient song and ethereal soundscapes, weaving tradition and innovation into a deeply immersive experience.
Tickets are available, here.
With a voice that moves effortlessly through centuries-old Irish laments, Bulgarian mountain calls, and timeless folk ballads, Peia carries the ancestral songs of her lineage with reverence and grace. Accompanied by Peter Klaassen (double bass) and Liron Meyuhas (percussion), her performances are known for their hypnotic rhythms, soaring vocals, and organic beauty.
Robot Koch, celebrated for his cinematic compositions that bridge electronic, ambient, and modern classical music, brings his expertise in immersive sound design and spatial audio to this collaboration. His music has been featured in films, television, and clinical trials on psychedelic therapy, and he has performed at major festivals like Coachella, Mutek, and Sonar. His live performances are transformative sound journeys, guiding listeners into expanded states of awareness.
Together, Peia and Robot Koch create a sonic tapestry where tradition meets the future, blending raw, acoustic folk melodies with expansive, otherworldly soundscapes. This is more than a concert—it’s a ritual of sound and presence, a rare meeting of ancient voices and contemporary sound design, inviting the audience into a space of deep listening and connection.
On 27 June Peia will host a Workshop Voice of the Ancients with Peia. CombiTickets available!
About Peia
Peia Luzzi is an American born song collector, writer and multi-instrumentalist based in the mountains of Appalachia. Like water from a deep well, she draws inspiration from her ancestral roots of Irish and Old World European folk music. Peia’s voice dances nimbly from Child Ballads and 17th C. Gaelic laments, to Waulking Songs, and Bulgarian mountain calls. She has traveled & studied extensively over the past 10 years to reconnect with her own ancestral song tradition. Uncovering melodies wrinkled & wise with time, while taking care to honor their language and stories, Peia brings a piece of herself to each song she carries.
With live performance often described as timeless and transcendent, the ensemble transports audiences through hypnotic rhythms & soaring ethereal vocals. Accompanied by double bass & percussion
The trio comes together from The United States, Canada & Israel with Liron Meyuhas on Percussion and Peter Klaassen on Double bass. Together they create a lush organic soundscape for mesmerizing performances & authentic re-imaginings of traditional folk treasures, as well as a collection of Peia’s original songs.
A powerful voice in the growing global community of people who are committed to restoring a balanced relationship with the Earth, Peia expresses her holistic vision and passion through her music, educational workshops and advocacy for social and environmental rights groups.
Trained in Opera at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Peia spent time in India, South America & European continent in 2010 to deepen her exploration and study of traditional folk songs.
In 2012 she released her first solo album The Dance of Devotion – a collection of poetic love songs and chants. Peia found her voice in her second release, Four Great Winds, Self released in May 2013 and picked up by Sounds True for global release in 2015. Following the initial release of ‘Four Great Winds’ Peia gained international notoriety and requests for performances in Europe, Australia, Bali, Brazil and Canada. Her music has taken her around the world, gained over 20 million views on YouTube, and sparked collaborations with many world-class artists including: legendary poet and Rumi scholar Coleman Barks, author, mythologist & storyteller Michael Meade, Folk-Roots group Rising Appalachia, Iranian tar master Ali Ghamsari, Guitarist Estas Tonne, Grammy Award Winner Peter Kater and Irish singer Eílish Kennedy.
Peia currently splits her time between touring and the hills of Appalachia where she wildcrafts herbal remedies, and teaches Song of the Ancients – voice cultivation and ancestral songline tracing. Fusing her knowledge of Vocal Pedagogy (The Science of the Voice) with the ancient meditative practice of Nada Yoga, she imparts upon her students the tools to harness the natural beauty and resonance of the voice.
About Robot Koch
Robot Koch is an award winning artist/producer/composer from Berlin, living in Los Angeles. He has been steadily crafting a remarkably mature and original sound that expertly combines a deep and cinematic atmosphere, emotional reflection and forward thinking production. His visual music lends itself to picture and has been used on numerous TV Shows, Movie Trailers, Feature Films and Ad campaigns over the last few years.
Robot Koch has been presenting his music live over the last decade, attracting a growing audience worldwide and appearing on the lineups of major festivals like Coachella, Sonar, Mutek and played Boiler Room several times.
Apart from pursuing his artist career, Robert Koch can be found working as a producer and writer for both indie and major artists worldwide, gaining gold and platinum records for his productions. For his album Sphere Koch expanded his musical horizon even more and created an immersive Full Dome Live Show with 3D surround sound and 360 visuals, which he developed in cooperation with visual artist Mickael Le Goff. Sphere sold out in Planetariums and Festivals worldwide, winning several awards for “Best Immersive Experience”.
Robert Koch, who also won the German Music Composers Award 2014 in the category ‘Best Composer Electronic Music’ runs his own label, Trees and Cyborgs, which he founded in 2016.
Robot Koch’s music is an intriguing dialogue between technology and nature that seems particularly relevant to the times we live in. It’s a constantly evolving exploration of that what lies beyond. “It’s like traveling through space, with all the beautiful and scary moments such a journey involves,” says Koch.
It is this confluence of beauty and fear that likewise grants his music a shamanic motif, as the BBC’s Bobby Friction noted on Koch’s music; “It sounds like artificial intelligence discovering religion.”
High Chai Tea House
High Chai Teahouse is a mobile teahouse that you will encounter at all our HeartFire concerts. Come home from your trip to the concert and get to meet old and new acquaintances in this dreamy Victorian ambiance. At the bar you can order the tastiest quality products from the Chai Angels.
The hand-brewed Chai Tea has grown famous, and you can only get it here. You will also find yogi tea, fresh mint, ginger and lemon tea. Not to mention all the sweet treats…. Both raw vegan and home-baked cakes, brownies and refreshing authentic drinks.
This bohemian atmosphere bar was designed by Ilona Dorgelo. The High Chai once started when Ilona made cake and chai for friends with a heartbreak. With the theater school and three-star restaurant De Librije as a background, this accidentally grew into a serious concept at our HeartFire concerts.
Practical Information
Peia & Robot Koch – An Immersive Ambient Folk Sound Journey Live – June26, 2025 @De Duif Amsterdam
On 27 June Peia will host a Workshop Voice of the Ancients with Peia. CombiTickets available!
Date
June 26, 2025
Venue
De Duif, Prinsengracht 756, 1017 LH Amsterdam
Time
19.30 (doors open at 18.30)
Tickets
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How To Get There
De Duif is located 15 minutes by public transport from Amsterdam Central Station. Nearby parking is not easy and not advised. We advise you to come by public transport or use your bicycle. Use Park & Ride facilities if you come by car to Amsterdam. Check the use of public transport here to plan your journey. Check out the routedescription to get to De Duif, here.
Parking Garage
There are two parking garages nearby:
- Stadhuis (Muziektheater), Waterlooplein 28 Amsterdam
- APCOA Parking Heinekenplein, Eerste van der Helststraat 6, 1072 NV Amsterdam
or near Central Station:
- Oosterdok Parking, Oosterdoksstraat 140, 1011 DK Amsterdam
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