Known For
Sound
Birthday
April 23, 1976 (age 50)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Aaron Brooking Dessner
- The National
- Big Red Machine
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 - Movies
The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
as Self
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House
as Self
The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019
as Self
A Lot of Sorrow
as Self
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
as Self
A Skin, A Night
as Self
The National - Live at Sydney Opera House
as Self
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Big Red Machine
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Guest Musician (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
Live from the Artists Den
as Self
The Grammys
as Self