Aaron Dessner
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| Birth name | Aaron Brooking Dessner |
| Born | April 23, 1976 Cincinnati, Ohio,U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Aaron Brooking Dessner(born April 23, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock bandThe National,with whom he has recorded nine studio albums; a co-founder of theindie rockduoBig Red Machine,teaming withBon Iver'sJustin Vernon;and a collaborator onTaylor Swift's critically acclaimed studio albumsFolkloreandEvermore,both of which contended for theGrammy Award for Album of the Yearin2021and2022,respectively, with the former winning the accolade; as well asThe Tortured Poets Department(2024).
Dessner has co-written, produced or co-produced songs byTaylor Swift,Ed Sheeran,Michael Stipe,Gracie Abrams,Frightened Rabbit,Ben Howard,Sharon Van Etten,Local Natives,This Is the Kit,Adia Victoria,Lisa Hannigan,Fred Again,Girl in Red,Mustafa the Poet,Brian EnoandLone Bellow,among others. Dessner co-founded and curates three music festivals:Eaux ClairesinEau Claire, Wisconsin,alongside his Big Red Machine partner Vernon; HAVEN inCopenhagenwith his brother Bryce, andBoston Calling Music Festival.
On May 19, 2022, alongsideQuestlove,Dessner was awarded aDoctor of Fine Arts honoris causafromThe University of the Arts,for "his eagerness to seek out opportunities, to really be a thoughtful collaborator, and someone who would encourage every single student at UArts to explore with their peers across disciplines, new opportunities, and new ideas."[1]
Dessner, along with his twin brotherBryce,was named the 243rd greatest guitarist of all time byRolling Stonein 2023.[2]
Early life
[edit]Dessner grew up inCincinnati, Ohiowith his twin brother,Bryce Dessner.[3]Dessner was raised asJewishand hasPolish JewishandRussian Jewishancestry. Dessner has said that his Jewish background influences his music: "My brother and I have always been fascinated by liturgical religious melodies in Judaism... I don't like major chords. I like the meditative patterns in certain prayers, and I like music that repeats itself." Dessner attended high school atCincinnati Country Day Schooland graduated in 1994. Dessner went on to study Modern European History atColumbia University.[4]
Career
[edit]The National
[edit]Aaron Dessner and his twin brotherBrycewere childhood friends withBryan Devendorf.In 1998, after Dessner's earlier band, Project Nim, broke up, Devendorf invited the brothers to join his bandthe National.With Devendorf and the Dessner brothers wereScott Devendorf,Bryan's older brother, andMatt Berninger.The band's self-titled first album was released in 2001 on Brassland Records, a label Dessner co-founded along with his brother Bryce andAlec Hanley Bemis.[5]The band's second album,Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers,was released in 2003, also on Brassland. After some critical success withSad Songs,[6]the band signed withBeggars Banquet Records.With the new label, they released their third studio album,Alligator,in 2005. The album received a positive response from critics,[7][8]which exposed the band to a larger audience.
In 2007, the band released their fourth album,Boxer,also through Beggars Banquet. Upon release, the album received widespread critical acclaim,[9]and was named to "album of the year" lists.[10][11]Several songs from the album appeared in TV shows and movies. In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama used an instrumental version[12]of the song "Fake Empire" in a presidential campaign video.[13]
Following the success ofBoxer,the band began collaborating with other artists on various songs and compilation albums. In 2009, the band participated inDark Was the Night,a charity album to benefit theRed Hot Organization.That same year, they recorded a song for the albumCiao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy,[14]to help supportPolarisfrontmanMark Mulcahywho had recently lost his wife. In 2010, the band releasedHigh Violet,their fifth full-length album. The album saw both critical and commercial success, debuting at No. 3 on US charts, and going on to sell over 850,000 copies worldwide.[15]The band followed upHigh Violetby releasing their sixth album,Trouble Will Find Me,on May 21, 2013, via 4AD. Like their previous two efforts,Troublewas named to several year-end best-of lists. The album was nominated forBest Alternative Albumat the56th Grammy Awards.Later that year, Dessner and the rest of the band were featured in the documentaryMistaken for Strangers,which followed the band's tour forHigh Violetand early recording ofTrouble.[citation needed]
In 2017, the band releasedSleep Well Beast,their seventh full-length album.[16]The lead single from the album, "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness",became the band's first song to reach No. 1 on aBillboardschart after topping theAdult Alternative Songslist in August that same year.[17]The band released their eighth studio albumI Am Easy to Findin 2019 alongside ashort filmbyMike Mills.[18]In 2023, the band released two studio albums,First Two Pages of FrankensteinandLaugh Track,with the latter being asurprise album.[19][20]
Dessner has production credits on all of the band's albums sinceAlligator.The majority of bothHigh VioletandTrouble Will Find Mewere recorded in his garage studio behind his house in Brooklyn, andAlligatorandBoxerwere partially recorded in his attic and in his sister's attic, which is on the same street in Brooklyn.[21]
Big Red Machine
[edit]In 2008, Dessner sentJustin Vernonan instrumental sketch of a song called "Big Red Machine" for the compilation albumDark Was the Night.Vernon wrote a song to it, interpreting the Big Red Machine title as a heart. After 10 years, the pair formed a band calledBig Red Machine,and on August 31, 2018, released aself-titled album.The record was produced by Vernon and Dessner with longtime collaborator Brad Cook and engineered by Jonathan Low primarily at Dessner's studio Long Pond in Upper Hudson Valley, New York.
The duo released a second studio albumHow Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?on August 27, 2021. The album was produced by Dessner and featured many guests and many of his previous collaborators, includingBen Howard,Sharon Van Etten,andTaylor Swift.[22]
Other production work
[edit]Dessner worked with singerSharon Van Ettenon her album,Tramp(2012). Van Etten and Dessner spent over fourteen months working in his studio, finally releasing the album to widespread critical success.[23]Dessner producedLocal Natives' second full-length albumHummingbird,in 2013. Dessner was first introduced to the band while on tour with the National.Hummingbirdreceived positive reviews, andPitchforkpraised Dessner's production work especially, saying that he "knows how to make things soundgood,and there's plenty of richness and depth to these songs. "[24]Dessner producedthe Lone Bellow'sThen Came the Morning,which was recorded in Dessner's garage as well as in a 19th-century church in upstate New York. The album was released in January 2015 on Descendent Records. That same year, he worked withThis Is the Kitfor their albumBashed Out,which was released through Dessner's Brassland Records.[25]
In 2016, Dessner producedLisa Hannigan's albumAt Swim.The album reached No. 1 in Ireland, No. 7 on the USTop Heatseekers Albumschart and No. 24 in the UK, and received widespread critical acclaim.The Guardian,which awarded it four out of five stars, commented on the album's "stunningly pretty songs with quietly powerful undertones" and theEvening Standard,which also awarded it four out of five stars, praised the "new-found accessibility" of the album.Frightened Rabbit's fifth albumPainting of a Panic Attack,released in 2016 viaAtlantic Records,was also produced by Dessner. Dessner produced the Lone Bellow's 2020 albumHalf Moon Lightand co-wrote several tracks on it.[26]He also co-wrote and produced the acclaimed debut of UK songwriter Eve Owen,Don't Let the Ink Dry,released in 2020.[27]
In April 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic,Dessner was approached by American singer-songwriterTaylor Swiftto collaborate on music, and he subsequently produced and co-wrote her eighth studio album,Folklore.It was a surprise release that debuted to critical acclaim on July 24, 2020, and wonAlbum of the Yearat the63rd Annual Grammy Awardsin 2021.[28]Dessner continued his collaboration with Swift on her studio albumsEvermore(2020),[29]Midnights(2022), andThe Tortured Poets Department(2024),[30]as well as herre-recordedalbumsFearless (Taylor's Version)(2021),[31]Red (Taylor's Version)(2021), andSpeak Now (Taylor's Version)(2023).[32]After the release ofFolklore,the documentary filmFolklore: The Long Pond Studio SessionsandEvermore,artists such asMaya Hawke,[33]Gracie Abrams,[34]Ed Sheeran,[35]King Princess,[36]andGirl in Red[37]expressed interest in collaborating with Dessner and recording songs at his Long Pond Studio. Dessner stated, "After Taylor, it was a bit crazy how many people reached out. And getting to meet and write songs with people you wouldn't have had access to… I'm so grateful for it."[36]
Dessner also co-produced British singer-songwriterBen Howard's fourth studio album,Collections from the Whiteout,alongside Howard himself, which was released on March 26, 2021.[38]Additionally, Dessner producedDay of the Dead,which was released in 2016, andDark Was the Night,both of which are AIDS charity compilations for the Red Hot Organization; andDoveman's 2009 releaseThe Conformist.
Film scores
[edit]Dessner and his brother Bryce co-composed the score forTranspecos,which won the Audience Award at the 2016South by Southwest.They also worked together on the score for 2013 filmBig Sur,an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name byJack Kerouac.The film debuted on January 23, 2013, at theSundance Film Festival,where it received positive reviews. In 2021, together with his brother, Dessner scored two films –Mike Mills'C'mon C'monandCyrano.
Collaborations
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Day of the Dead
[edit]On March 17, 2016, Aaron andBryce DessnerannouncedDay of the Dead,a charity tribute album to theGrateful Deadreleased by 4AD on May 20, 2016.Day of the Deadwas created, curated and produced by both Dessner brothers. The compilation is a wide-ranging tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the Dead which took four years to record, features over 60 artists from varied musical backgrounds, 59 tracks and is almost 6 hours long. All profits will help fight for AIDS/ HIV and related health issues around the world through the Red Hot Organization.Day of the Deadis the follow-up to 2009'sDark Was the Night(4AD), a 32-track, multi-artist compilation also produced by the Dessner brothers for Red Hot.
Of the 59 tracks on the compilation, many feature a house band made up of Aaron, Bryce, fellow the National bandmates and brothers Scott andBryan Devendorf,Josh Kaufman (who co-produced the project), and Conrad Doucette along with Sam Cohen and Walter Martin. The National have a couple of tracks on the album, including "Peggy-O," "Morning Dew" and "I Know You Rider".
ADay of the Deadlive performance took place in August 2016 at the second annual Eaux Claires Festival (August 12–13) featuring Jenny Lewis, Matthew Houck,Lucius,Will Oldham,Sam Amidon,Richard Reed Parry,Justin Vernon,Bruce Hornsby,Ruban Nielson and The National.
Forever Love
[edit]Forever Love is a collaboration between Aaron and Bryce Dessner, renowned Icelandic performance artistRagnar Kjartanssonand Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, formerly of the Icelandic bandmúm.The project is a blending of visual and performance art with live music, all centered around a song cycle written and performed by Aaron and Bryce alongside Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir. It was commissioned by Eaux Claires Festival and made its world premiere in 2015 where it served as the official starting point of the festival on both Friday and Saturday.
Forever Love marked a live performance reunion for the Dessner twins and Kjartansson, as both artists had previously collaborated on a six-hour video work, A Lot of Sorrow, which documents the National performing their three-song "Sorrow" for six hours in front of a live audience atMoMA PS1.[39]
The Long Count
[edit]The Long Count was a large commission for the BAM Next Wave Festival in 2009.[40]Dessner and his brother, Bryce, worked alongside visual artistMatthew Ritchie,creating a work loosely based on the Mayan creation storyPopol Vuh.The work included a 12-piece orchestra and a number of guest singers, including Kim and Kelley Deal (the Breeders,the Pixies),Matt Berninger(the National),Shara Worden(My Brightest Diamond), andTunde Adebimpe(TV on the Radio). The work had its world premiere at theKrannert Center for the Performing Artsin September 2009 as part of the Ellnora Festival.[41]
Dark Was the Night
[edit]In 2009, Aaron and Bryce Dessner produced an extensive AIDS charity compilation,Dark Was the Night,for the Red Hot Organization.Dark Was the Nighthas raised over 2 million dollars for AIDS charities as of January 2012. In 2009, Dessner contributed a track to the Dark Was the Night compilation. On May 3, 2009, 4AD and Red Hot producedDark Was the Night– Live, a concert celebrating the newest Red Hot album. The show took place atRadio City Music Halland featured several of the artists that contributed to the compilation.[citation needed]
Other collaborations and contributions
[edit]Dessner is a frequent collaborator with a wide range of musicians, including his brother and bandmateBryce Dessner.In August 2008, Aaron and Bryce performed a collaborative concert with David Cossin, and Luca Tarantino as a part of Soundres, an international residency program for contemporary music and art in Salento, Italy and at the Guitare Au Palais Festival Perpignan France. They also performed at Matthew Ritchie's Ghost Operator opening at the White Cube Gallery in London. Aaron and Bryce have also collaborated with many world-renowned orchestras. Most recently the brothers played with the Copenhagen Philharmonic in a concert billed as "Sixty Minutes of the Dessners."
The program included "St. Carolyn by the Sea," "Lachrimae" and "Raphael," all of which were composed by Bryce Dessner. Bryce and Aaron have also performed "St. Carolyn by the Sea" and "Raphael" with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta during theHolland Festival.These performances took place atMuziekgebouw aan 't IJin Amsterdam and Muziekgebouw Frits Philips in Eindhoven. In October 2011, Dessner joined his brother to perform "St. Carolyn by the Sea" with theAmerican Composers Orchestraat The World Financial Center in New York City.
Marshall Curry's award-winning documentary Racing Dreams includes music contributed by both Dessner and the National. "Win Win" directed by Thomas McCarthy closes with "Think You Can Wait," a track written by Dessner and Matt Berninger, recorded by the National with additional vocals from Sharon Van Etten. Dessner also played an important role in the National's contribution to the HBO showGame of Thrones.
In March 2012, Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf teamed up with Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir for a live webcast, which featured two musical sets and a political discussion. The event was produced by Head Count, a non-partisan organization that uses live music events to promote voter registration and awareness. In May 2012, the National's performance of "Rains of Castamere" played during the closing credits of season two episode nine. In December 2012, Dessner curated a day of Other Voices, an Irish music festival that aired live on RTÉ Two in Ireland. The performances took place in the Church of St James in Dingle, County Kerry.
Curator
[edit]Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival
[edit]Eaux Claires is a music festival founded and curated by Dessner and Justin Vernon. The inaugural festival took place in July 2015 in Vernon's hometown ofEau Claire, Wisconsin.Speaking about the festival, Dessner and Vernon said they were driven by the idea that this festival would "encourage music-genre-walls to melt away."[42]
PEOPLE Festival
[edit]PEOPLE Festival is a not-for-profit gathering of artists in Berlin for a weekend-long festival of music curated and produced by Aaron Dessner along with his brother Bryce Dessner,Bon Iver,Berlin's Michelberger Hotel and others. The first festival took place October 1–2, 2016, under the name "Michelberger Music" in the Funkhaus,[43]the historical radio recording studios of the former GDR.
Boston Calling Music Festival
[edit]Boston Calling is a music festival co-curated by Dessner. Debuting in May 2013, Boston Calling previously took place twice a year, May and September, atCity Hall Plaza.Boston Calling moved to theHarvard Athletic ComplexinAllstonin May 2017 and transitioned to one festival per year.[44]
Record labels
[edit]Dessner co-founded the record label 37d03d (read: PEOPLE upside down) withJustin VernonandBryce Dessner.
AlongsideAlec Hanley Bemisand Bryce Dessner, Dessner foundedBrassland Records,a label that has released albums from the National,This Is the Kit,Clogs,Doveman andNico Muhly.[45][46]
Musical equipment
[edit]Dessner often plays a1965 Gibson Firebirdpurchased oneBayand refurbished. During theSleep Well Beastrecording sessions, he used the Firebird as well as a 1972Fender Telecaster.During live shows, Dessner usually plays the Firebird and a 1963Fender Jazzmaster.[47]
For theSleep Well Beastsessions, amplifiers used include a 1959Fender Champ,a 1960sFender Princeton,a 1970sMusic Man,anAmpegGemini, and aFender Bassman.[47]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Grammy Awards
[edit]| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Trouble Will Find Me | Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated | [48] |
| 2018 | Sleep Well Beast | Won | [48] | |
| 2021 | "Cardigan" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [49] |
| Folklore | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | ||
| Album of the Year | Won | |||
| 2022 | Evermore | Nominated | [48] | |
| 2024 | - ( "subtract" ) | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | [50] |
Discography
[edit]With The National
[edit]- The National(2001)
- Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers(2003)
- Alligator(2005)
- Boxer(2007)
- High Violet(2010)
- Trouble Will Find Me(2013)
- Sleep Well Beast(2017)
- I Am Easy to Find(2019)
- First Two Pages of Frankenstein(2023)
- Laugh Track(2023)
With Project Nim
[edit]- A Tower of Babel(1995)
- Where the Nothings Live(1997)
- Evenings Pop and Curve(1998)[51]
With Equinox
[edit]- Equinox(1993)
With Big Red Machine
[edit]- Big Red Machine(August 31, 2018)
- How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?(August 27, 2021)
With Complete Mountain Almanac
[edit]- Complete Mountain Almanac(January 27, 2023)[52]
Film scores
[edit]- Big Sur(2013) with Bryce Dessner
- Transpecos(2016) with Bryce Dessner
- C'mon, C'mon(2021) with Bryce Dessner
Stage musicals
[edit]- Cyrano(2018) with Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Bryce Dessner, and Erica Schmidt[53]
Production and songwriting credits for other artists
[edit]| ‡ | Indicates songs solely written or produced by Aaron Dessner |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Written by | Produced with |
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| 2016 | Frightened Rabbit | "Death Dream" | Painting Of A Panic Attack | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | Sole production ‡ |
| "Get Out" | |||||
| "I Wish I Was Sober" | |||||
| "Woke Up Hurting" | |||||
| "Little Drum" | Aaron Dessner, Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "Still Want to Be Here" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "An Otherwise Disappointing Life" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "Break" | Aaron Dessner, Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "Blood Under the Bridge" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "400 Bones" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "Lump Street" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| "Die Like A Rich Boy" | Andy Monaghan, Billy Kennedy, Grant Hutchison, Scott Hutchison and Simon Liddell | ||||
| 2019 | Adia Victoria | "Clean" | Silences[54] | Mason Hickman | Adia Victoria, Aaron Dessner |
| "Bring Her Back" | |||||
| "Pacolet Road" | |||||
| "The City" | Mason Hickman,Herbert Nichols,Adia Victoria,Billie Holiday | ||||
| "Devil is A Lie" | Mason Hickman | ||||
| "The Needle's Eye" | |||||
| "Cry Wolf" | |||||
| "Heathen" | |||||
| "Nice Folks" | |||||
| "Dope Queen Blues" | |||||
| "Get Lonely" | |||||
| 2016 | Eve Owen | "Tudor" | Don't Let The Ink Dry | Eve Owen | Sole production ‡ |
| "Lover Not Today" | |||||
| "Mother" | |||||
| "After The Love" | |||||
| "For Redemption" | |||||
| "Bluebird" | |||||
| "She Says" | |||||
| "I Used To Dream In Color" | |||||
| "So Still For You" | |||||
| "Blue Moon" | |||||
| "29 Daisy Sweetheart" | |||||
| "A Lone Swan" | |||||
| Taylor Swift | "The 1" | Folklore | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Cardigan" | |||||
| "The Last Great American Dynasty" | |||||
| "Exile"(featuringBon Iver) | — | Joe Alwyn | |||
| Seven | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Invisible String" | |||||
| "Mad Woman" | |||||
| "Epiphany" | |||||
| "Betty" | — | Taylor Swift,Jack Antonoff | |||
| "Peace" | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Hoax" | |||||
| "Willow" | Evermore | ||||
| "Champagne Problems" | — | Taylor Swift | |||
| "'Tis the Damn Season" | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Tolerate It" | |||||
| "No Body, No Crime"(featuringHaim) | — | Taylor Swift | |||
| "Happiness" | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Dorothea" | |||||
| "Coney Island"(featuringthe National) | Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn,Bryce Dessner | Bryce Dessner | |||
| "Ivy" | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Cowboy Like Me" | Taylor Swift | ||||
| "Long Story Short" | |||||
| "Marjorie" | |||||
| "Closure" | |||||
| "Evermore" (featuring Bon Iver) | — | Taylor Swift | |||
| "Right Where You Left Me" | Taylor Swift | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "It's Time to Go" | |||||
| 2021 | "You All Over Me" | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | — | Taylor Swift | |
| "We Were Happy" | |||||
| "Better Man (Taylor's Version)" | Red (Taylor's Version) | ||||
| "Nothing New"(featuringPhoebe Bridgers) | |||||
| "I Bet You Think About Me"(featuringChris Stapleton) | |||||
| "Run" (featuringEd Sheeran) | |||||
| Gracie Abrams | "Rockland" | This Is What It Feels Like | Gracie Abrams | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Camden" | Blake Slatkin | ||||
| "Hard to Sleep" | Sole production ‡ | ||||
| "Augusta" | |||||
| 2022 | Taylor Swift | "Carolina" | Where the Crawdads Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | — | Taylor Swift |
| "The Great War" | Midnights(3am Edition) | Taylor Swift | |||
| "High Infidelity" | |||||
| "Would've, Could've, Should've" | |||||
| "Hits Different" | Midnights(Deluxe edition) | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | ||
| 2023 | Gracie Abrams | "Best" | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams | Sole production ‡ |
| "I Know It Won't Work" | Matias Tellez | ||||
| "Full Machine" | Sole production ‡ | ||||
| "Where Do We Go Now?" | Matias Tellez | ||||
| "I Should Hate You" | Sole production ‡ | ||||
| "Will You Cry?" | |||||
| "Amelie" | |||||
| "Difficult" | |||||
| "This Is What the Drugs Are For" | |||||
| "Fault Line" | |||||
| "The Blue" | |||||
| "Right Now" | Gracie Abrams,Brian Eno | ||||
| "Block Me Out" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Unsteady" | |||||
| "405" | |||||
| "Two People" | Gracie Abrams, Delancey | ||||
| Ed Sheeran | "Boat" | - | Ed Sheeran | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Salt Water" | |||||
| "Eyes Closed" | — | Max Martin,Shellback,Fred Again | |||
| "Life Goes On" | — | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Dusty" | Ed Sheeran | ||||
| "End of Youth" | — | ||||
| "Colourblind" | |||||
| "Curtains" | Ed Sheeran | ||||
| "Borderline" | |||||
| "Spark" | |||||
| "Vega" | |||||
| "Sycamore" | |||||
| "No Strings" | |||||
| "The Hills of Aberfeldy" | — | ||||
| "Wildflowers" | |||||
| "Balance" | Ed Sheeran | ||||
| "Stoned" | |||||
| "Fear" | |||||
| "Get Over It" | |||||
| "Toughest" | — | ||||
| "Ours" | Ed Sheeran | ||||
| "Moving" | |||||
| "Untitled" | |||||
| "Magical" | Autumn Variations | Ed Sheeran | Sole production ‡ | ||
| "England" | |||||
| "Amazing" | |||||
| "Plastic Bag" | |||||
| "Blue" | — | ||||
| "American Town" | Ed Sheeran | ||||
| "That's on Me" | |||||
| "Page" | |||||
| "Midnight" | |||||
| "Spring" | Ed Sheeran, Bryce Dessner | Bryce Dessner | |||
| "Punchline" | Ed Sheeran | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "When Will I Be Alright" | |||||
| "The Day I Was Born" | |||||
| "Head > Heels" | |||||
| Taylor Swift | "Electric Touch"(featuringFall Out Boy) | Speak Now (Taylor's Version) | — | Taylor Swift | |
| "When Emma Falls in Love" | |||||
| "Foolish One" | |||||
| Nanna | "Crybaby" | How To Start a Garden[55] | — | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Bjarni Þór Jensson | |
| "Milk" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Seabed" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir,Ragnar Þórhallsson | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir | |||
| 2024 | Taylor Swift | "So Long, London" | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift |
| "But Daddy I Love Him" | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | ||||
| "Loml" | Taylor Swift | ||||
| "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" | |||||
| "Clara Bow" | |||||
| "The Albatross" | The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | ||||
| "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" | |||||
| "How Did It End?" | |||||
| "So High School" | |||||
| "I Hate It Here" | |||||
| "Thank You Aimee" | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | ||||
| "The Prophecy" | Taylor Swift | ||||
| "Cassandra" | |||||
| "Peter" | — | ||||
| "The Bolter" | Taylor Swift | ||||
| "Robin" | |||||
| "The Manuscript" | — | ||||
| Bess Atwell | "Everyone Who's Not In Love With You Is Wrong" | Light Sleeper | Bess Atwell | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Release Myself" | |||||
| "Sylvester" | |||||
| "Fan Favourite" | |||||
| "The Weeping" | |||||
| "Something Now" | |||||
| "Spinning Sun" | |||||
| "I Am Awake" | |||||
| "Crowds" | |||||
| "Light Sleeper" | |||||
| Gracie Abrams | "Felt Good About You" | The Secret of Us | Gracie Abrams | Gracie Abrams | |
| "Risk" | — | ||||
| "Blowing Smoke" | Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert | ||||
| "I Love You, I'm Sorry" | |||||
| "Us"(featuring Taylor Swift) | Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift | Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | |||
| "Let It Happen" | Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert | Gracie Abrams | |||
| "Tough Love" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "I Knew It, I Know You" | — | ||||
| "Gave You I Gave You I" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Normal Thing" | Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert | ||||
| "Good Luck Charlie" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Free Now" |
Personal life
[edit]Dessner and his wife have three children. Dessner is a keensoccerfan and an avid supporter ofLiverpool F.C.[3]
References
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