Aaron Dessner

Personal Info

Birthday

April 23, 1976

(49 years old)

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

Filmography

2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2023
Buke & Gase
as Self
2020
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
as Self
2019
The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
as Self
The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
as Self
The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019
as Self
2017
The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017
as Self
The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House
as Self
2014
The National - Live at Sydney Opera House
as Self
2013
Mistaken for Strangers
as Self
A Lot of Sorrow
as Self
2010
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
as Self
2008
A Skin, A Night
as Self