Aaron Dessner
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| Birth name | Aaron Brooking Dessner |
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April 23, 1976 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, instrumentalist |
| Associated acts | The National |
Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as a member of the acclaimed rock band The National. Aaron writes the majority of the music for The National, collaborating on songs with singer Matt Berninger who writes their lyrics.
As a record producer, Dessner has produced the critically acclaimed charity compilations Dark Was the Night and Day of the Dead for the Red Hot Organization as well as albums for The National, Local Natives, Sharon Van Etten, Lisa Hannigan, Lone Bellow, Frightened Rabbit, Luluc and This Is The Kit, among others. Aaron also co-founded and curates three music festivals, Eaux Claires in Eau Claire, WI with Justin Vernon, HAVEN in Copenhagen with Bryce Dessner and Boston Calling Music Festival.
Dessner grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with his twin brother, Bryce Dessner. He graduated from Cincinnati Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1994 and from Columbia College at Columbia University in 1998.
Aaron has production credits on every album by The National since and including Alligator. The majority of both High Violet and Trouble Will Find Me were recorded in his garage studio behind his house in Brooklyn, and Alligator and Boxer were partially recorded in his attic and in his sister's attic, which is on the same street in Brooklyn.
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