Carl Gerges

Carl Gerges is a Lebanese musician and architect. Gerges has been featured on the cover of L'officiel Levant[1] and on the cover of Architectural Digest Middle East[2] as an architect; and on the Middle East edition of Rolling Stone magazine [3] and GQ Middle East[4] as a musician.

Carl Gerges
Carl Gerges in his studio, Beirut, 2019
Background information
Born (1987-12-05) December 5, 1987
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation(s)
  • Architect
  • Composer
  • Drummer
Associated actsMashrou' Leila

Biography

Carl Gerges was born on December 5, 1987, in Beirut. He started playing the drums and the piano at an early age. Gerges co-founded Mashrou' Leila in 2008 while studying architecture at the American University of Beirut. He officially launched his architecture studio Carl Gerges Architects in March of 2020.[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.[6] He's also heavily involved in the artistic direction of the band's music videos, visuals, and stage design. [7]

In 2017 Gerges taught a graduate workshop at the Hagop Kevorkian Institute for Near Eastern Studies at NYU as part of Mashrou' Leila.[8] He also collaborated with notable artists like Roisin Murphy, Joe Goddard, Brian Eno, and Yo Yo Ma.[9] [10][11]

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.[12]

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.[2]

References
  1. "L'Officiel Hommes-Levant, November Issue 40". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. "Step inside Carl Gerges of Mashrou' Leila's one-of-a-kind Beirut home". amp.admiddleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. "Rolling Stone Mideast choose first regional artists for cover". Al Arabiya English. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. "Mashrou' Leila: GQ Middle East's November Cover Stars". amp.gqmiddleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. "Step inside Carl Gerges of Mashrou' Leila's one-of-a-kind Beirut home". amp.admiddleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  6. "Show Review: Mashrou3 Leila @ Byblos International Festival (July 9th, 2010)". Feel Notes. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  7. "Afropop Worldwide | Mashrou' Leila: Creatures of the Night--Alternative Rock From Lebanon". Afropop Worldwide. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  8. "Mashrou' Leila at NYU".
  9. "Quand le Yo-Yo Ma « Bach Project » rallie le « Mashrou3 » Leila". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  10. Faber, Tom (2019-03-07). "Mashrou' Leila: the Lebanese indie band championing Arab gay rights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  11. "Brian Eno, Roisin Murphy and more made an album at Banksy's Walled Off Hotel in Palestine - hear it here first | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  12. Walls, Seth Colter (2019-07-16). "He Turned the Met Museum's Collection Into an Orchestra". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.