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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House
as Self
2017
The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2023
Really Good Rejects
2022
A Skin, A Night
as Self
2008
The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
2017
The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
2024
The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
2024
Mistaken for Strangers
as Self
2013
The National - Live at Sydney Opera House
as Self
2014
The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat
2005
A Lot of Sorrow
as Self
2013
The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
as Self
2019
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
as Self
2010
The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
as Self
2019
The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019
as Self
2019
The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017
as Self
2017
Death is Elsewhere
2019
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
as Self
2020
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025
Buke & Gase
as Self
2023
TV Appearances
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Big Red Machine
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Grammys
as Self
1959
Live from the Artists Den
as Self
2009
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Guest Musician (uncredited)
1975