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Carl Gerges
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Carl Gerges

Lebanese musician and architect (born 1987)

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 Middle East edition of Rolling Stone magazine and GQ Middle East as a musician.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Carl Gerges (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 5, 1987.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedAmerican University of Beirut3

Career

Occupation: musician.5

Music career

Gerges is one of the founding members of Mashrou' Leila along with Hamed Sinno, Haig Papazian and Firas Abou Fakher. 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 NYU as part of Mashrou' Leila. He also collaborated with notable artists like Roisin Murphy, Joe Goddard, Brian Eno, and Yo Yo Ma.

In 2019 Gerges performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of British artist Oliver Beer's Vessel Orchestra Exhibition alongside several notable artists including John Zorn, Nico Muhly and several others.

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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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carl Gerges (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornDec 5, 1987, Beirut6

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