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Dou Wei

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This article is about the musician. For the Tang dynasty chancellor, see Dou Wei (Tang dynasty).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Dou.
Dou Wei
Dou Wei and band perform, 2007
Born (1969-10-14) October 14, 1969 (age 55)
Beijing, China
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, poet
Years active1987–present
Spouses
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(m. 1996; div. 1999)​
Gao Yuan
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(m. 2002; div. 2006)​
ChildrenLeah Dou (daughter) (b. 1997)
Dou Jiayuan (daughter) (b. 2002)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese竇doù唯weí
Simplified Chinese窦doù唯weí
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDòu Wéi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDau6 Wai2
Musical career
OriginBeijing, China
GenresAlternative Rock, Post-rock, Ambient, folk, Electronic, Chinese rock
Instrument(s)Flute, Drums, Guitar
Websitewww.dou-wei.com

Dou Wei (born October 14, 1969) is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and music producer. He is a representative figure in Chinese rock music. Alongside rock singers He Yong and Zhang Chu, they were collectively known as the "Prominent Three of Moyan Record Label" in the 1990s.[1]

Music

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Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the hard rock group Black Panther (Hei Bao, 黑heī豹baò). In the album Sunny Days and Mountain River, Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambient music.[citation needed] From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and post-rock. His two last vocal albums, Acousma and Rainy Murmur with the E Band, drew influence from the UK post-rock group Bark Psychosis.[2]

Since then[when?] Dou Wei's music has become more improvisational, and he has consistently collaborated with others and formed the group Indefinite. His 2013 album Golden Curse (殃yāng金jīn咒zhoù) was described as "a fifty-minute Buddhist metal freakout".[3] In 2014 he released the "one track album" Horoscope, with Zifeng on flute and Moxi Zishi.[3]

Personal life

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Dou Wei has two daughters: one named Dou Jingtong, born to his ex-wife, Chinese pop singer Faye Wong, and the other one, Dou Jiayuan (窦doù佳jiā嫄yuán), born to his ex-wife, photographer Gao Yuan (高gaō原yuán). Both of his daughters are now singers.

On 10 May 2006, Dou was arrested for storming the office of The Beijing News' editorial department, destroying a computer keyboard and a DVD player, pouring water on editors in the office, and setting fire to a car's boot parked in front of the newspaper's office building. Dou claimed that his actions were a response to the newspaper's negative reports about his relationship with Gao Yuan and his financial situation.[4]

In March 2019, Dou was married to Chen Ran, a longtime fan two decades younger than him. Their daughter was born in 2016.[5]

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • 1994 Black Dream (黑heī梦mèng)
  • 1995 Sunny Days (艳yàn阳yáng天tiān)
  • 1998 Mountain River (山shān河hé水shuĭ)
  • 2004 Eight Fragments (八bā段duàn锦jĭn)(recorded between 1995 and 2003)
  • 2013 Yang Jin Mantra (殃yāng金jīn咒zhoù)
  • 2015 Tian Zhen Jun Gong (天tiān真zhēn君jūn公gōng)

Collaborations

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  • 1991 Hei Bao (Panther,黑heī豹baò) Black Panther (黑heī豹baò乐lè队duì)
  • 1994 Black Dream (黑heī梦mèng) Dreaming (做zuò梦mèng乐lè队duì)
  • 1999 Acousma (幻huàn听tīng) with E Band (译yì)
  • 2000 Rainy Murmur (雨yŭ吁xū) (demo) with E Band (译yì)
  • 2002 Gloriette by Water (水shuĭ亭tíng) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮mù良liáng文wén王wáng)
  • 2003 One Stone, Two Birds (壹yī举jŭ·两liăng得dé) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng) (recorded in 2001)
  • 2013 Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮mù良liáng文wén王wáng) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮mù良liáng文wén王wáng)
  • 2004 The Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (镜jìng花huā缘yuán记jì) with FM3
  • 2004 Three States, Four Scores (三sān国guó·四sì记jì) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2004 Wuque Liuyan (五wŭ鹊què·六liù雁yàn) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2004 Live On (相xiāng相xiāng生shēng) Mu Liang Wen Wang (recorded in 2002)
  • 2004 Qiguo Shengdan (期qī过guò圣shèng诞dàn) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng) (live at Shenzhen, recorded in 2001)
  • 2005 Shan Dou Ji Shi Ye (山shān豆doù几jī石shí页yè) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮mù良liáng文wén王wáng)
  • 2005 Ji Ran Pin Qi Guo (祭jì然rán品pĭn气qì国guó) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮mù良liáng文wén王wáng)
  • 2005 Ba He (八bā和hé) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2005 Jiu Sheng (九jiŭ生shēng) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2006 Shui Xian Hou Gu Qing Feng Yue (水shuĭ先xiān后hoù古gŭ清qīng风fēng乐lè) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng) (live at ARK Bar, Shanghai, recorded in 2005)
  • 2006 Pilgrimage to the East (东dōng游yoú记jì) with Wu Na, Wen Zhiyong and Zhang Jian (recorded in 2005)
  • 2006 Rainy Murmur (雨yŭ吁xū) with E Band (译yì) (recorded in 2000)
  • 2006 Hou Guan Yin (后hoù观guān音yīn) with FM3
  • 2007 Song Ah Zhu Ah Ji (松sōng阿ā珠zhū阿ā吉jí) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2007 35651 with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2007 Zorro in China (佐zuŏ罗luó在zaì中zhōng国guó) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng)
  • 2008 Wu Yin Huan Yue (五wŭ音yīn环huán乐lè) with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng) and Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2008 798 with Indefinite (不bù一yī定dìng) and Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2010 Umbrella of Early Spring (早zaŏ春chūn的de雨yŭ伞săn) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2010 Autumn (入rù秋qiū) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2011 Vocal Music (口koŭ音yīn) with E Band (译yì)
  • 2012 Xiao Yue Dong Lu (箫xiaō乐lè冬dōng炉lú) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2012 Di Yin Xia Shan (笛dí音yīn夏xià扇shàn) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2012 2012 Beat (2012拍paī) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2014 Horoscope (天tiān宫gōng图tú) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2014 Shan He Diao (潸shān何hé吊diaò) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng) and Leah Dou (Vocal)
  • 2015 Shu He Yue Ji (束shù河hé乐lè记jì) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2015 Zheng Yue San Qu (正zhèng月yuè散sàn曲qŭ) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2016 Fondling Qin on Spring Equinox (春chūn分fēn拾shí琴qín图tú) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2016 Jian Ting Jian (間jiān聽tīng監jiān) with E Band (译yì)
  • 2016 Shi Yin Jian (时shí音yīn鉴jiàn) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2017 Shan Shui Qing Yin Tu (山shān水shuĭ清qīng音yīn图tú) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2018 Farewell 2017 (送sòng别bié2017) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2018 Ma Gu Fu (麻má姑gū符fú) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)
  • 2018 He He Qiu Yue (和hé合hé秋qiū月yuè) with Inequable (不bù一yī样yàng)

With Faye Wong

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Compilations

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  • 1993 Light of Hope (希xī望wàng之zhī光guāng) on Rock Beijing (摇yaó滚gŭn北beĭ京jīng)
  • 1995 Lord (主zhŭ) on Chinese Fire II (中zhōng国guó火huŏII)
  • 1997 Gracious Trill (婉wăn啼tí) on Farewell Zhang Ju (再zaì见jiàn张zhāng炬jù)
  • 1999 The Grand Joss House (大dà庙miaò) on Chinese Fire III (中zhōng国guó火huŏIII)

Other albums

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  • 1993 Dou Wei & Dreaming: guest featuring in the movie Beijing Bastards (北beĭ京jīng杂zá种chóng) (directed by Zhang Yuan)
  • 1999 OST: My Favourite Snowy Days (我wŏ最zuì中zhōng意yì的de雪xuě天tiān)(for the movie What A Snow Day (我wŏ最zuì中zhōng意yì的de雪xuě天tiān))
  • 2001 BOOTLEG: Lamp Whisper Demo (灯dēng语yŭdemo) (producer, composer & arranger)
  • 2001 OST: Dazzling (花huā眼yăn) (for the movie Dazzling (花huā眼yăn), directed by Li Xin)
  • 2001 OST: The Missing Gun (寻xún枪qiāng) (for the movie The Missing Gun, directed by Jiang Wen)
  • 2001 Musical Drama Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (镜jìng·花huā·缘yuán)
  • 2001 As the composer for the TV documentary: Huang Xing, a prominent figure during Chinese Revolution of 1911 (百baĭ年nián任rèn务wù·黄huáng兴xīng)
  • 2001 Dou Wei & Indefinite: master & improvisational performance for The Transparent Box (透toù明míng的de盒hé子zĭ)
  • 2002 Rekindled Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (再zaì续xù镜jìng·花huā·缘yuán)
  • 2005 OST: You and Me (我wŏ们men俩liă) (for the movie You and Me directed by Ma Liwen)
  • 2009 OST: Beyond the Window (窗chuāng外waì) (for the movie The Equation of Love and Death(李lĭ米mĭ的de猜caī想xiăng), directed by Cao Baoping)
  • 2011 OST: Itinerant Swordsman (迷mí走zoŭ江jiāng湖hú) (for the movie Dragon directed by Peter Chan)
  • 2012 Shang Xia (上shàng下xià) (sound tracks created specifically for a boutique of SHANG XIA (上shàng下xià), a brand under Hermès, in Shanghai)
  • 2020 Post epidemic (后hoù疫yì) (about coronavirus in 2020, published in the name of the Chaojian with the partner Wen Zhiyong)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prominent Three Reunite for Environment -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Dan Waterfield (October 24, 2016). "The Rise Of Chinese Rock In 10 Bands". Culture Trip. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. ^ a b William Griffith (April 29, 2014). "New Releases: Dou Wei, Peng Tan, Supermarket, SUBS". Live Beijing Music. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ 窦doù唯weí闯chuăng入rù《新xīn京jīng报baò》抗kàng议yì 烧shaō编biān辑jí私sī人rén车chē辆liàng(图tú). Sohu yule (in Chinese (China)). May 10, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Fam, Jonathan. "So This Is What Happened To Faye Wong's First Ex-Hubby Chinese Rocker Dou Wei". Today. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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