Carl Gerges is a Lebanese musician and architect. Gerges has been featured on the cover of ''L'officiel Levant'' and on the cover of ''Architectural Digest Middle East'' as an architect; and on the

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edition of ''

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'' magazine and ''GQ Middle East'' as a musician.

Biography

Carl Gerges was born on December 5, 1987, in

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. He started playing the

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and the

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at an early age. Gerges co-founded

Mashrou' Leila Mashrou' Leila ( ar, مشروع ليلى, link=no, Latn, ar, Mashrūʿ Laylā, ; sometimes transliterated as Mashrou3 Leila or translated as Leila's Project) was a Lebanese four-member indie rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 ...

in 2008 while studying architecture at the

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. He officially launched his architecture studio Carl Gerges Architects in March of 2020.

Music career

Gerges is one of the founding members of

along with

Hamed Sinno Hamed Sinno ( ar, حامد سنّو; born 25 April 1988) is the Lebanese-American lead singer of the alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila. Early life Sinno was born to a Lebanese father who had lived in the United States and a Jordanian mother ...

Haig Papazian Haig Papazian ( hy, հայկ Փափազեան, ar, هايغ بابازيان) is a Lebanese-Armenian multidisciplinary artist, composer, and architect born in Beirut and currently based out of New York. He is a founding member and violinist of Le ...

and

Firas Abou Fakher }) is a Lebanese composer, musician, producer and writer. He is best known as a composer, guitarist, and keyboardist with indie rock band Mashrou' Leila and the co-founder of Last Floor Productions. Biography Firas Abou Fakher was born on Apr ...

. He started playing the drums, synths and electronics, and composing songs with the band in 2008. He's also heavily involved in the artistic direction of the band's music videos, visuals, and stage design. In 2017 Gerges taught a graduate workshop at the Hagop Kevorkian Institute for Near Eastern Studies at

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as part of Mashrou' Leila. He also collaborated with notable artists like Roisin Murphy, Joe Goddard,

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, and

Yo Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese language, Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. ...

. In 2019 Gerges performed at

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as part of British artist Oliver Beer's Vessel Orchestra Exhibition alongside several notable artists including

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

Nico Muhly Nico Asher Muhly (; born August 26, 1981) is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras ...

and several others.

Architecture career

After pursuing a decade of architectural ventures, Gerges launched his studio, Carl Gerges Architects. His home, which he designed, got a cover story in ''Architectural Digest Middle East''.

References

External links

* * https://www.instagram.com/carlgergesarchitects/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerges, Carl Lebanese rock musicians Lebanese composers Lebanese architects Alternative rock musicians Musicians from Beirut American University of Beirut alumni Lebanese drummers 1987 births Living people