Aaron Dessner
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 23 April 1976 · 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.
Known for
Acting 25
- 2026Gracie Abrams - Amazon Music Songline as Self
- 2025FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2024The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
- 2024The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
- 2023Buke & Gase as Self
- 2023The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
- 2022Really Good Rejects
- 2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions as Self
- 2019The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre as Self
- 2019The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019 as Self
- 2019The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019 as Self
- 2019Death is Elsewhere
- 2017The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017 as Self
- 2017The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House as Self
- 2017The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self · 3 episodes
- 2014The National - Live at Sydney Opera House as Self
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Big Red Machine · 2 episodes
- 2013Mistaken for Strangers as Self
- 2013A Lot of Sorrow as Self
- 2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music as Self
- 2008A Skin, A Night as Self
- 2005The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Guest Musician (uncredited) · 2 episodes
Writing 1
- 2024But Daddy, I Love Him! · original story
Sound 12
- 2024Dandelion · original music composer
- 2021Jockey · original music composer
- 2021Cyrano · original music composer
- 2021C'mon C'mon · original music composer
- 2021All of This Unreal Time · music
- 2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions · songs
- 2019The Professor · original music composer
- 2019I Am Easy to Find · music
- 2016Transpecos · original music composer
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · songs
- 2013Mistaken for Strangers · music
- 2010Out of a Forest · music
Production 3
- 2024Dandelion · executive producer
- 2021Cyrano · executive producer
- 2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions · executive producer