Gerges co-founded Mashrou' Leila in 2008 while studying architecture at the American University of Beirut.

[5] Gerges is one of the founding members of Mashrou' Leila along with Hamed Sinno, Haig Papazian and Firas Abou Fakher.

[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.

[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.