Stones Taro is a DJ, producer, and label head based in Kyoto, Japan, recognized for his distinctively solid, modern updates of classic UK bass and club music. His productions seamlessly blend 2-step, Dubstep, breakbeats, house, and jungle. Taro is recognized as one of the key figures bridging Japan’s underground electronic music community with the global club scene.

Since becoming a monthly resident on London’s Rinse FM in 2024, Stones Taro has garnered widespread international acclaim. His productions—released on leading underground labels such as Time Is Now, Scuffed Recordings, Hardline, Future Classic, Rhythm Section, and Instinct—are heavily supported by tastemakers worldwide

Whether playing high-energy festival stages or intimate, low-ceiling basements, his DJ sets are masterclasses in genre-fluid energy