
Aaron Dessner
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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
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Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020)
as Self

FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)
as Self

Buke & Gase (2023)
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The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson (2017)
Actor

The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat (2005)
Actor

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music (2010)
as Self

The National - Live at Bearsville Theater (2023)
Actor

The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House (2017)
as Self

The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019 (2019)
as Self

The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019 (2019)
as Self

The National - Live at Sydney Opera House (2014)
as Self

The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024 (2024)
Actor

A Lot of Sorrow (2013)
as Self

The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre (2019)
as Self

Really Good Rejects (2022)
Actor

The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (2024)
Actor

A Skin, A Night (2008)
as Self

Death is Elsewhere (2019)
Actor

The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017 (2017)
as Self

Mistaken for Strangers (2013)
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