Personal Info
Aaron Brooking Dessner
The National
Big Red Machine
Aaron Dessner
Sound
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
Filmography
Movies
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
Buke & Gase
as Self
The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
Really Good Rejects
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
as Self
Death is Elsewhere
The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
as Self
The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
as Self
TV Shows
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 1 ep.
Live from the Artists Den
as Self · 1 ep.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Guest Musician (uncredited) · 1 ep.
The Grammys
as Self · 1 ep.