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.

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

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(Hei Bao, 黑豹). In the album '' Sunny Days'' and '' Mountain River'', Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambient music. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and

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. His two last vocal albums, ''Acousma'' and ''Rainy Murmur'' with the E Band, drew influence from the UK

group Bark Psychosis. Since then Dou Wei's music has become more

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, 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

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, and the other one, Dou Jiayuan (), born to his ex-wife, photographer Gao Yuan (). 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 (黑梦)'' * 1995 ''Sunny Days (艳阳天)'' * 1998 '' Mountain River (山河水)'' * 2004 ''Eight Fragments (八段锦)''(recorded between 1995 and 2003) * 2013 ''Yang Jin Mantra (殃金咒)'' * 2015 ''Tian Zhen Jun Gong (天真君公)''

Collaborations

* 1991 ''Hei Bao (Panther,黑豹)'' Black Panther (黑豹乐队) * 1994 ''Black Dream (黑梦)'' Dreaming (做梦乐队) * 1999 ''Acousma (幻听)'' with E Band (译) * 2000 ''Rainy Murmur (雨吁)'' (demo) with E Band (译) * 2002 ''Gloriette by Water (水亭)'' Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮良文王) * 2003 ''One Stone, Two Birds (壹举·两得)'' with Indefinite (不一定) (recorded in 2001) * 2013 ''Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮良文王)'' Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮良文王) * 2004 ''The Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (镜花缘记)'' with FM3 * 2004 ''Three States, Four Scores (三国·四记)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2004 ''Wuque Liuyan (五鹊·六雁)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2004 ''Live On (相相生)'' Mu Liang Wen Wang (recorded in 2002) * 2004 ''Qiguo Shengdan (期过圣诞)'' with Indefinite (不一定) (live at Shenzhen, recorded in 2001) * 2005 ''Shan Dou Ji Shi Ye (山豆几石页)'' Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮良文王) * 2005 ''Ji Ran Pin Qi Guo (祭然品气国)'' Mu Liang Wen Wang (暮良文王) * 2005 ''Ba He (八和)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2005 ''Jiu Sheng (九生)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2006 ''Shui Xian Hou Gu Qing Feng Yue (水先后古清风乐)'' with Indefinite (不一定) (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 (雨吁)'' with E Band (译) (recorded in 2000) * 2006 ''Hou Guan Yin (后观音)'' with FM3 * 2007 ''Song Ah Zhu Ah Ji (松阿珠阿吉)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2007 ''35651'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2007 ''Zorro in China (佐罗在中国)'' with Indefinite (不一定) * 2008 ''Wu Yin Huan Yue (五音环乐)'' with Indefinite (不一定) and Inequable (不一样) * 2008 ''798'' with Indefinite (不一定) and Inequable (不一样) * 2010 ''Umbrella of Early Spring (早春的雨伞)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2010 ''Autumn (入秋)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2011 ''Vocal Music (口音)'' with E Band (译) * 2012 ''Xiao Yue Dong Lu (箫乐冬炉)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2012 ''Di Yin Xia Shan (笛音夏扇)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2012 ''2012 Beat (2012拍)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2014 ''Horoscope (天宫图)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2014 ''Shan He Diao (潸何吊)'' with Inequable (不一样) and Leah Dou (Vocal) * 2015 ''Shu He Yue Ji (束河乐记)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2015 ''Zheng Yue San Qu (正月散曲)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2016 ''Fondling Qin on Spring Equinox (春分拾琴图)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2016 ''Jian Ting Jian (間聽監)'' with E Band (译) * 2016 ''Shi Yin Jian (时音鉴)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2017 ''Shan Shui Qing Yin Tu (山水清音图)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2018 ''Farewell 2017 (送别2017)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2018 ''Ma Gu Fu (麻姑符)'' with Inequable (不一样) * 2018 ''He He Qiu Yue (和合秋月)'' with Inequable (不一样)

With Faye Wong

* 1994 '' Pledge (誓言)'' (composer & co-arranger) * 1994 '' Please Myself (讨好自己)'' (arrangement) * 1995 '' Di-Dar'' (arrangement) * 1996 '' Restless (浮躁)'' (producer & song arranger) * 1998 '' Kid (童)'' (arrangement)

Compilations

* 1993 ''Light of Hope (希望之光)'' on ''Rock Beijing (摇滚北京)'' * 1995 ''Lord (主)'' on ''Chinese Fire II (中国火II)'' * 1997 ''Gracious Trill (婉啼)'' on ''Farewell Zhang Ju (再见张炬)'' * 1999 ''The Grand Joss House (大庙)'' on ''Chinese Fire III (中国火III)''

Other albums

* 1993 Dou Wei & Dreaming: guest featuring in the movie '' Beijing Bastards (北京杂种)'' (directed by Zhang Yuan) * 1999 OST: ''My Favourite Snowy Days (我最中意的雪天)''(for the movie ''What A Snow Day (我最中意的雪天)'') * 2001 BOOTLEG: ''Lamp Whisper Demo (灯语demo)'' (producer, composer & arranger) * 2001 OST: ''Dazzling (花眼)'' (for the movie ''Dazzling (花眼)'', 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·缘)'' * 2001 As the composer for the TV documentary: ''Huang Xing, a prominent figure during Chinese Revolution of 1911 (百年任务·黄兴)'' * 2001 Dou Wei & Indefinite: master & improvisational performance for ''The Transparent Box (透明的盒子)'' * 2002 ''Rekindled Story Between the Mirror and Flowers (再续镜·花·缘)'' * 2005 OST: ''You and Me (我们俩)'' (for the movie '' You and Me'' directed by Ma Liwen) * 2009 OST: ''Beyond the Window (窗外)'' (for the movie '' The Equation of Love and Death(李米的猜想)'', directed by Cao Baoping) * 2011 OST: ''Itinerant Swordsman (迷走江湖)'' (for the movie ''

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) * 2012 ''Shang Xia (上下)'' (sound tracks created specifically for a boutique of ''SHANG XIA (上下)'', a brand under Hermès, in Shanghai) * 2020 ''Post epidemic (后疫)'' (about coronavirus in 2020, published in the name of the ''Chaojian'' with the partner Wen Zhiyong)