Bryce Dessner

Bryce Dessner is an American composer and guitarist born in the United States on April 23, 1976. He is best known as a member of the rock band The National. He is also known for his work as a composer that have been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet, Kronos Quartet, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Barbican Center and many more. In 2001 he helped found the independent record label Brassland Records that has released albums for the groups The National, Clogs, Doveman, and Nico Muhly. He has been part of a number of albums, including Tower of Babel, Evenings Pop and Curve, The National, Boxer, High Violet, Sleep Well Beast, I Am Easy to Find, El Chan, Alligator, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers and more. Dessner has collaborated with artists like Paul Simon, Jonny Greenwood, Caroline Shaw, Kelley O’Connor, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and others. In 2006 he founded the music festival MusicNOW Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio that featured musicians from around the world. He also co-founded the annual festival Haven in Copenhagen in 2017. In 2018 he was named one of eight creative and artistic partners for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.