Owner · DJ · MC
Meet DJ Ethan Stone.
One of the most in-demand club and event DJs in the country — and the only DJ you’ll ever deal with at Icon DJ. Twenty years, 1,000+ events, and a Princeton education behind every set.
The Story
From a Santa Cruz teenager to a thousand dance floors.
Ethan started DJing at 15 — school dances and Bar & Bat Mitzvahs around Santa Cruz. He had a show on KZSC, co-produced raves before he finished high school, then went to Princeton to study Literature and Music, where he founded the Princeton Entertainment Agency and served as productions director for WPRB.
Summers were spent behind the decks at clubs from the Jersey Shore to New York City, and working for a former president of MTV Networks. Since returning to California in 2006, he has performed more than 1,000 events — nightclubs, festivals, weddings, and corporate stages — working with artists including Drake, Britney Spears, Flo Rida, RuPaul, Craig Robinson, Camila, Robin Thicke, and Jennifer Hudson.
That range reaches well beyond the wedding world: Ethan has entertained for Google, Apple, NVIDIA, the Golden State Warriors, Saks Fifth Avenue, Princeton University, and The Beverly Center, and travels worldwide for destination celebrations — he’ll bring the party anywhere in the world, with past international dates spanning Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico.
He is also a classically trained actor — an Old Globe/USD acting MFA and Groundlings-trained improviser with screen credits including CSI: Miami and The Bold and the Beautiful — which is exactly why he shines on the microphone. A true master of ceremonies, he reads the room, keeps the night flowing, and hosts with warmth, polish, and impeccable timing.
Beyond the Booth
A performer through and through.
On Screen
A working TV and film actor — you may recognize him as the national spokesperson for Mercury Insurance.
On Stage
Front man of the band Sampson & Stone, bringing live-performance instincts to every DJ set.
In Print
Cover model for the People-magazine-recommended book Hot Guys and Baby Animals.
Why It Matters For Your Event
The resume is the reason the floor stays full.
Reading a room is a skill you earn one packed dance floor at a time. Ethan blends and beat-matches every transition, moves across genres and generations without losing the crowd, and MCs with a warmth that keeps the spotlight where it belongs — on you.
And because Icon DJ is just Ethan, the person you meet at your consultation is the person at your reception. No bait-and-switch, no B-team.
See & Hear For Yourself
Mixes, video, and MC samples.
Don’t take our word for it — listen to a set and watch Ethan work a room.
Let’s Talk
Book the DJ who actually shows up.
Tell us your date and venue — Ethan will personally confirm availability, usually the same day.
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