Douglas Spotted Eagle | |
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Birth name | Douglas Wallentine |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Origin | Valley Junction, Iowa |
Occupation(s) | Audio engineer, producer, flautist |
Years active | 1990 - present |
Labels | Formerly at Windham Hill Records [1] |
Website | www.spottedeagle.com |
Douglas Spotted Eagle (born Douglas Wallentine) [2] [3] [4] is a musician and producer, primarily known for audio engineering and production, for which he has won a Grammy Award, [5] as well as for playing the Native American-style flute. He is listed in the Library of Folk Music, The Native American Almanac, and NAIIP Musical Paths as a non-Native flautist who composes New Age and "contemporary ethnic" music. [6] [7] [8]
His music mixes jazz, new age, pop, and world beat with his interpretations of Native American music. In his book, World Music, Richard Nidel described him as a flautist and film composer "who incorporates synthesizers into Native sounds." [9]
Spotted Eagle is the producer of Sundance Media Group's 2002 video The Way of the Pow-Wow. [10]
Spotted Eagle is not Native American himself. [6] [7] Born Douglas Wallentine, [2] [3] [4] he was raised in a non-Native family in Valley Junction, Iowa. After his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, he was a guitarist in a Christian rock band.[ citation needed ]
He says he grew up around Lakota and Navajo families in Iowa and Utah, the former of which he says gave him his name when he was 14 or 16. [11] [12] However, his claims of adoption into any Native American culture, his use of a Native American-sounding name, and concerns around the Indian Arts and Crafts Act have led to writers and reviewers emphasizing that he is not Native American. [6] [7] [13]
Spotted Eagle lives in Utah. He lost his son Joshua Davis Wallentine to suicide. [14]
His hobbies include wingsuiting. In 2015 he was appointed the U.S. Team Manager for the First World Cup of Wingsuit Performance Flying. [15]
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