Xu Wei, an important figure in mainland China rock music industry, began song writing in 1995 and released his first album Elsewhere in 1997. In 1998, his work was selected for the anthology of contemporary Chinese poetry. In 2000, he released his second album That Year; and in 2002, he released his third album Time Walk, which won the Best Rock Album and Best Rock Singer Award in the 3rd Music Chart. The song Gif won the Best Rock Single and the Top Ten Golden Melody Award in Mainland China. In 2010, he was awarded the honor of the most influential music figure in China in ten years.
In 2013, he began to tour At This Moment. In 2014 he cooperated with the British Tourism Bureau to make a pilgrimage to the spirit of rock and roll in Britain and jointly created a series of quality documentaries on music travel In the hometown of Rock and Roll.
In 2015, Xu Wei sang the theme song of the same name for the documentary The Third Pole and released the single Brilliant for the reality show “15 of Us “in the same year. In 2018, the EP Nobody Knows created for the animated film “Cat and Peach Blossom Spring” was released.
The new album Endless Light was released in December 2018. In 2019, Xu Wei’s “Endless Light national tour concert set sail from Shenzhen.
Major Achievements:
The Best Male Singer in Mainland China of the Music Chart
China’s Most Influential Music Figures of the Decade
Notable Songs:
Blue Lotus
Travel
The Way You Were
Secluded Orchid In a Deserted Valley
About the Xu Wei Signature Limited Edition Orchestra Model:
Designed in collaboration with singer, songwriter and guitarist Xu Wei, the Limited Edition Orchestra Model is a replica of one of several custom Bourgeois guitars played by Xu Wei himself.
This Limited Edition features a Mother of Pearl lotus flower, depicting Xu Wei’s logo, inlaid into the headstock. The lotus flower theme is further explored in a pictorial fretboard inlay using abalone, mother of Pearl, synthetic opal and jade.
The Orchestra Model is a medium-sized, long scale guitar having exceptional balance and clarity. It is our most popular guitar model both in China and worldwide. The Limited Edition features the use of old growth Sitka spruce and old growth East Indian Rosewood, personally hand selected
by Dana Bourgeois.
Only twenty-four numbered copies have been made.