Aaron Dessner
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1976-04-23
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As: Aaron Brooking Dessner, The National, Big Red Machine
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.
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Known For
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2009Live from the Artists Den
2020Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
2026Switched On Pop
1959The Grammys
2025FireAid Benefit Concert
2026Gracie Abrams - Amazon Music Songline
2008A Skin, A Night
2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2017The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
2023The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2019