Dou Wei (born October 14, 1969) is a Chinese musician. He rose to prominence as frontman of the rock band Black Panther and became a leading figure in Chinese rock music during the 1990s. Since the 2000s, Dou has withdrawn from the public eye and focused on experimental music.[1]
Dou first rose to prominence as a frontman of the Beijing rock band Black Panther, with whom he performed from 1988 to 1991. After leaving the band, he signed with Moyan Records and, along with fellow rock musicians He Yong and Zhang Chu, became known as one of the “Prominent Three of Moyan Records.” During the 1990s, Dou also collaborated professionally with Faye Wong, his first wife, most notably on her album Fuzao.
With the release of Sunny Days and Mountain River, Dou began exploring electronic and ambient music. This marked a shift in his musical direction toward ambient, folk, and post-rock styles. His final two vocal albums, Acousma and Rainy Murmur—recorded with the E Band—drew influence from the British post-rock group Bark Psychosis..[2]
Since then, Dou’s music has become increasingly improvisational. He has collaborated extensively and formed the experimental group Indefinite. His 2013 release Golden Curse was described as “a fifty-minute Buddhist metal freakout.”[3] In 2014, he released the one-track album Horoscope, featuring flautist Zifeng and singer-songwriter Moxi Zishi.[3]
Personal life
Dou has three daughters, including Dou Jingtong, born to his first wife, pop singer Faye Wong; and Dou Jiayuan (窦佳嫄), born to his second wife, photographer Gao Yuan (高原). In March 2019, Dou was married to his third wife, Chen Ran, a longtime fan two decades younger than him. Their daughter was born in 2016.[4]
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.[5]
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