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Aaron Dessner

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Aaron Dessner

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 23, 1976 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, teaming with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon; and a collaborator on Taylor Swift's studio albums Folklore and Evermore, both of which contended for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with the former winning the accolade.

Known For

Acting
2025FireAid Benefit ConcertSelf
2024The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
2024The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
2023The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2023Buke & GaseSelf
2022Really Good Rejects
2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio SessionsSelf
2019The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon TheatreSelf
2019The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019Self
2019The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019Self
2019Death is Elsewhere
2017The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera HouseSelf
2017The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
2017The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2014The National - Live at Sydney Opera HouseSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Big Red Machine
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013Mistaken for StrangersSelf
2013A Lot of SorrowSelf
2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of MusicSelf
2009Live from the Artists DenSelf
2008A Skin, A NightSelf
2005The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Guest Musician (uncredited)
1959The GrammysSelf
Production
2024DandelionExecutive Producer
2021CyranoExecutive Producer
2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio SessionsExecutive Producer
Writing
2024But Daddy, I Love Him!Original Story