Mert Sermet is a member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and co-founder of the electric cello duo BRIDGE. He has performed with many of the biggest luminaries of the classical, pop, Latin, and country music worlds. He played at the prestigious Carnegie Hall under the baton of the internationally renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim and the same year performed at the Grand Ole Opry with John Rich and Big Kenny of Big & Rich. His Las Vegas performances include The Lion King, Phantom, Cheap Trick, Showstoppers, and Frankie Moreno. In addition he has performed with Natalie Cole, Nelly Furtado, Carlos Santana, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Eagles, Adele, and tenor Andrea Bocelli. Mert Sermet was a New Horizon fellowship winner to the Aspen Music Festival, where he spent three beautiful summers playing with many of the worlds greatest musicians from the classical music world.