Elman Mecid, born in Ankara in 1996, comes from a family of musicians. He started his music education in the Piano Department of Bilkent University’s Music Preparatory School in 2002. Between 2006 and 2014, he studied under Aydın Mecid in the Percussion Department. ​ Elman performed as soloist with the Bilkent Symphony, Presidential Symphony, Eskişehir Anadolu Symphony, Azerbaijan State Symphony and Plovdiv Symphony orchestras. He gave two concerts at the İstanbul International Music Festival in 2014. He joined the Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and performed in concerts in many countries. In 2016, he played Emmanuel Sejourne’s Concerto for Marimba and Strings with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra. He performed with the Hamburg Percussion Ensemble in numerous concerts across Germany. Elman gave a recital at the Bilkent Theatre Hall in 2018. He was featured as a soloist in five concert tour of Germany with the Landes Youth Symphony Orchestra Hessen.