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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
2. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Big Red Machine
3. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
4. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest
5. Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) — Self
6. Mistaken for Strangers (2013) — Self
7. The Grammys (1959) — Self
8. FireAid Benefit Concert (2025) — Self
9. The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre (2019) — Self
10. Live from the Artists Den (2009) — Self
11. A Skin, A Night (2008) — Self
12. The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017 (2017) — Self
13. The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House (2017) — Self
14. The National - Live at Bearsville Theater (2023)
15. Really Good Rejects (2022)
16. The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson (2017)
17. The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024 (2024)
18. The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (2024)
19. The National - Live at Sydney Opera House (2014) — Self
20. The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat (2005)
21. A Lot of Sorrow (2013) — Self
22. The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music (2010) — Self
23. The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019 (2019) — Self
24. The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019 (2019) — Self
25. Death is Elsewhere (2019)
26. Buke & Gase (2023) — Self
27. Switched On Pop (2026) — Self - Guest