Dou Wei

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 Beijing, China
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, poet
Years active	1987 – present
Spouses	Faye Wong ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 1999)​ Gao Yuan ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2006)​
Children	Leah Dou (daughter) (b. 1997) Dou Jiayuan (daughter) (b. 2002)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	竇唯ただ
Simplified Chinese	窦唯ただ
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dòu Wéi Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dau6 Wai2
Musical career
Origin	Beijing, China
Genres	Alternative Rock, Post-rock, Ambient, folk, Electronic, Chinese rock
Instrument(s)	Flute, Drums, Guitar
Website	www.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

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, 黑くろ豹ひょう). In the album Sunny Days and Mountain River, Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambience. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and post-rock. His two last vocal album Acousma and Rainy Murmur with the E band drew influence from the UK post-rock group Bark Psychosis.

Since then Dou Wei's music became more improvisational and he has consistently collaborated with others and formed the group Indefinite. His 2013 album Golden Curse (殃金咒) was described as "a fifty-minute Buddhist metal freakout". In 2014 he released the "one track album" Horoscope, with Zifeng on flute and Moxi Zishi.

Personal life

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 (窦佳嫄), born to his ex-wife, photographer Gao Yuan (高原こうげん). 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.

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

Discography

Solo albums

• 1994 Black Dream (黑くろ梦)
• 1995 Sunny Days (艳阳天てん)
• 1998 Mountain River (山河さんが水すい)
• 2004 Eight Fragments (八はち段だん锦)(recorded between 1995 and 2003)
• 2013 Yang Jin Mantra (殃金咒)
• 2015 Tian Zhen Jun Gong (天真てんしん君公くんこう)

Collaborations

• 1991 Hei Bao (Panther,黑くろ豹ひょう) Black Panther (黑くろ豹ひょう乐队)
• 1994 Black Dream (黑くろ梦) Dreaming (做梦乐队)
• 1999 Acousma (幻まぼろし听) with E Band (译)
• 2000 Rainy Murmur (雨あめ吁) (demo) with E Band (译)
• 2002 Gloriette by Water (水みず亭てい) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮くれ良文よしふみ王おう)
• 2003 One Stone, Two Birds (壹いち举·两得) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい) (recorded in 2001)
• 2013 Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮くれ良文よしふみ王おう) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮くれ良文よしふみ王おう)
• 2004 The Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (镜花缘记) with FM3
• 2004 Three States, Four Scores (三さん国こく·四よん记) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2004 Wuque Liuyan (五ご鹊·六ろく雁かり) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2004 Live On (相あい相生あいおい) Mu Liang Wen Wang (recorded in 2002)
• 2004 Qiguo Shengdan (期き过圣诞) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい) (live at Shenzhen, recorded in 2001)
• 2005 Shan Dou Ji Shi Ye (山やま豆まめ几石页) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮くれ良文よしふみ王おう)
• 2005 Ji Ran Pin Qi Guo (祭まつり然しか品しな气国) Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮くれ良文よしふみ王おう)
• 2005 Ba He (八和やつわ) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2005 Jiu Sheng (九きゅう生せい) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2006 Shui Xian Hou Gu Qing Feng Yue (水先みずさき后きさき古こ清きよし风乐) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい) (live at ARK Bar, Shanghai, recorded in 2005)
• 2006 Pilgrimage to the East (东游记) with Wu Na, Wen Zhiyong and Zhang Jian (recorded in 2005)
• 2006 Rainy Murmur (雨あめ吁) with E Band (译) (recorded in 2000)
• 2006 Hou Guan Yin (后きさき观音) with FM3
• 2007 Song Ah Zhu Ah Ji (松まつ阿おもね珠たま阿おもね吉きち) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2007 35651 with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2007 Zorro in China (佐さ罗在中国ちゅうごく) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい)
• 2008 Wu Yin Huan Yue (五音ごいん环乐) with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい) and Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2008 798 with Indefinite (不ふ一定いってい) and Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2010 Umbrella of Early Spring (早春そうしゅん的てき雨あめ伞) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2010 Autumn (入にゅう秋あき) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2011 Vocal Music (口くち音おん) with E Band (译)
• 2012 Xiao Yue Dong Lu (箫乐冬ふゆ炉ろ) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2012 Di Yin Xia Shan (笛ふえ音おん夏なつ扇おうぎ) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2012 2012 Beat (2012拍はく) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2014 Horoscope (天てん宫图) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2014 Shan He Diao (潸何吊つるし) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样) and Leah Dou (Vocal)
• 2015 Shu He Yue Ji (束たば河かわ乐记) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2015 Zheng Yue San Qu (正月しょうがつ散ち曲きょく) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2016 Fondling Qin on Spring Equinox (春分しゅんぶん拾じつ琴きん图) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2016 Jian Ting Jian (間あいだ聽監) with E Band (译)
• 2016 Shi Yin Jian (时音鉴) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2017 Shan Shui Qing Yin Tu (山水さんすい清音せいおん图) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2018 Farewell 2017 (送おく别2017) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2018 Ma Gu Fu (麻あさ姑しゅうと符ふ) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)
• 2018 He He Qiu Yue (和合わごう秋月しゅうげつ) with Inequable (不ふ一いち样)

With Faye Wong

• 1994 Pledge (誓言せいげん) (composer & co-arranger)
• 1994 Please Myself (讨好自己じこ) (arrangement)
• 1995 Di-Dar (arrangement)
• 1996 Restless (浮躁) (producer & song arranger)
• 1998 Kid (童わらわ) (arrangement)

Compilations

• 1993 Light of Hope (希望きぼう之の光ひかり) on Rock Beijing (摇滚北京ぺきん)
• 1995 Lord (主あるじ) on Chinese Fire II (中国ちゅうごく火ひII)
• 1997 Gracious Trill (婉啼) on Farewell Zhang Ju (再さい见张炬)
• 1999 The Grand Joss House (大だい庙) on Chinese Fire III (中国ちゅうごく火ひIII)

Other albums

• 1993 Dou Wei & Dreaming: guest featuring in the movie Beijing Bastards (北京ぺきん杂种) (directed by Zhang Yuan)
• 1999 OST: My Favourite Snowy Days (我わが最中さいちゅう意い的てき雪ゆき天てん)(for the movie What A Snow Day (我わが最中さいちゅう意い的てき雪ゆき天てん))
• 2001 BOOTLEG: Lamp Whisper Demo (灯ひ语demo) (producer, composer & arranger)
• 2001 OST: Dazzling (花はな眼め) (for the movie Dazzling (花はな眼め), directed by Li Xin)
• 2001 OST: The Missing Gun (寻枪) (for the movie The Missing Gun, directed by Jiang Wen)
• 2001 Musical Drama Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (镜·花はな·缘)
• 2001 As the composer for the TV documentary: Huang Xing, a prominent figure during Chinese Revolution of 1911 (百ひゃく年ねん任にん务·黄き兴)
• 2001 Dou Wei & Indefinite: master & improvisational performance for The Transparent Box (透明とうめい的てき盒子)
• 2002 Rekindled Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (再さい续镜·花はな·缘)
• 2005 OST: You and Me (我わが们俩) (for the movie You and Me directed by Ma Liwen)
• 2009 OST: Beyond the Window (窗まど外がい) (for the movie The Equation of Love and Death(李り米べい的てき猜想), directed by Cao Baoping)
• 2011 OST: Itinerant Swordsman (迷走めいそう江湖こうこ) (for the movie Dragon directed by Peter Chan)
• 2012 Shang Xia (上下じょうげ) (sound tracks created specifically for a boutique of SHANG XIA (上下じょうげ), a brand under Hermès, in Shanghai)
• 2020 Post epidemic (后きさき疫) (about coronavirus in 2020, published in the name of the Chaojian with the partner Wen Zhiyong)

See also

• C-Rock/Sino-Rock

External links

• Dou Wei · Huan Shui Meng Tian (Chinese and English)
• Dou Wei discography at Rate Your Music
• Dou Wei discography at Discogs
• Dou Wei at AllMusic
• Chinese Rock Database: Dou Wei (Japanese)
• Dou Wei page from Rock in China wiki