Aaron Dessner

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-04-23 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Aaron Dessner

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

    Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

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

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

  • The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

    The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

  • Live from the Artists Den

    Live from the Artists Den

  • Really Good Rejects

    Really Good Rejects

  • The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

    The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

  • The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

    The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

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

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

  • The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat

    The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat

  • A Skin, A Night

    A Skin, A Night

  • The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019

    The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019

  • The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

    The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

  • The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

    The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017

    The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017

  • FireAid Benefit Concert

    FireAid Benefit Concert

  • The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

    The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

  • Buke & Gase

    Buke & Gase

  • Mistaken for Strangers

    Mistaken for Strangers

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

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

  • A Lot of Sorrow

    A Lot of Sorrow

  • Death is Elsewhere

    Death is Elsewhere