Dou Wei is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter and composer.

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 ''

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'', Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambience. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience,

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and post-rock. His two last vocal album ''Acousma'' and ''Rainy Murmur'' with the E band drew influence from the UK post-rock group

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. Since then Dou Wei's music became 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

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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 (). On 10 May 2006, Dou was arrested after storming the office of ''

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

Discography

Solo albums

* 1994 '' Black Dream (黑梦)'' * 1995 '' Sunny Days (艳阳天)'' * 1998 ''

(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

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* 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

* 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 Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997), also known as Leah Dou, is a Chinese singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musician Dou Wei and Chinese-born Hong Kong singer Faye Wong. She first contributed her voi ...

(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 ''

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'' (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 ''Beijing Bastards'' () is a 1993 drama film by Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, and is one of the first independently produced Chinese films. Cast * Karzi "a rock promoter" - played by Li Wei 李委 * Cui Jian as himself * Wu Lala (武啦 ...

(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 ''

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'', directed by

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) * 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 ''The Equation of Love and Death'' () is a 2008 Chinese dramatic film written and directed by Cao Baoping and starring Zhou Xun. The film is a Chinese (Huayi Brothers) and Hong Kong ( Sundream Motion Pictures) co-production. It is Cao's second so ...

(李米的猜想)'', directed by

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) * 2011 OST: ''Itinerant Swordsman (迷走江湖)'' (for the movie '' Dragon'' directed by

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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)

References

External links

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(Chinese and English)
Dou Wei discography
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