Aaron Dessner

Known For
Sound

Popular
8.083

Birthday
1976-04-23

Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

  • Aaron Brooking Dessner
  • The National
  • Big Red Machine

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.