Aaron Dessner
Known for: Sound
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.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Big Red Machine
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Guest Musician (uncredited)
1975
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Live from the Artists Den
Self
2009
Film
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
Self
2020
Film
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Buke & Gase
Self
2023
Series
Switched On Pop
Self - Guest
2026
Film
The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
Self
2019
Film
The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
2017
Film
A Skin, A Night
Self
2008
Film
The National - Live at Sydney Opera House
Self
2014
Film
The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
2024
Film
The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
2024
Film
The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019
Self
2019
Film
The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
Self
2019
Film
The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2023
Film
A Lot of Sorrow
Self
2013
Film
The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat
2005
Film
Death is Elsewhere
2019
Film
The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017
Self
2017
Film
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Self
2010
Film
Really Good Rejects
2022
Film
The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House
Self
2017
Film
Mistaken for Strangers
Self
2013