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Aaron Dessner

Aaron Dessner

Born April 23, 1976 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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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.

Sound 12

Acted in 7

2020s

  1. 2024

    The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

    Movie

  2. The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

    Movie

  3. 2023

    The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

    Movie

  4. 2022

    Really Good Rejects

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2019

    Death is Elsewhere

    Movie

  2. 2017

    The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2005

    The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat

    Movie

Produced 3

Appearances21

2020s

  1. 2026

    Gracie Abrams - Amazon Music Songline

    Self

  2. 2025

    FireAid Benefit Concert

    Self

  3. 2023
  4. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019

    The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre

    Self

  2. The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019

    Self

  3. The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

    Self

  4. 2017

    The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017

    Self

  5. The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House

    Self

  6. 2015
  7. 2014
  8. The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

    Self

  9. 2013

    Mistaken for Strangers

    Self

  10. A Lot of Sorrow

    Self

  11. 2010

    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Live from the Artists Den

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2008

    A Skin, A Night

    Self

  3. 2003

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Grammys

    Self · 1 episode