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Aaron Dessner

Aaron Dessner

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

FireAid Benefit Concert
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 • Self
The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
2024
The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
2024
Buke & Gase
Buke & Gase
2023 • Self
The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2023
Really Good Rejects
Really Good Rejects
2022
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
2020 • Self
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
2019 • Self

Full filmography

Aaron Dessner – Biography, Known For & Filmography