
Sound · 50 years old
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.

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

FireAid Benefit Concert
Self

The Grammys
Self

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
Self

Mistaken for Strangers
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The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017
Self

Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live
Self - Guest Musician (uncredited)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self

Live from the Artists Den
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Big Red Machine

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest

A Skin, A Night
Self

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

The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

Really Good Rejects

The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival