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Dou Wei
Dou Wei and band perform, 2007
Born
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竇唯
Simplified Chinese窦唯
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

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, 黑豹). In the album Sunny Days and Mountain River, Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambience.[citation needed] 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.[2]

Since then[when?] 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".[3] In 2014 he released the "one track album" Horoscope, with Zifeng on flute and Moxi Zishi.[3]

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).

On 10 May 2006, Dou was arrested after storming the office of The Beijing News' editorial department, destroying a computer keyboard and a DVD player, and pouring water on editors in the office, before setting fire to a car's boot parked in front of the newspaper's office building.[4]

In March 2019, Dou Wei was married to a longtime fan two decades younger than him. She and Dou had a child in 2016.[5]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Faye Wong

Compilations

Other albums

See also

References

  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. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ 窦唯闯入《新京报》抗议 烧编辑私人车辆(图). 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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