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Aaron Dessner

Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums, and as a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, alongside Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.

English

A Lot of Sorrow

2013
as Songwriter

A Skin, A Night

2008
as Aaron Dessner

Executive Producer

Movie Cyrano 2021

Guest Star

Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Peter Dinklage, Lee Jung-jae, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
2021
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Bernie Sanders, Bill Murray, Ellie Kemper, The National
2019
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Russell Crowe, Joan Rivers, The National
2014
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kenya Barris, Michael Stipe & Big Red Machine (Aaron Dessner)
2020
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Shailene Woodley, Brian Tyree Henry, The National
2019
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Post Malone, The National
2018