EINAR STEF

CV

Menntun / Education
2012 – 2015
Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland
BS in Business Administration (Marketing & International Business)
2010 – 2011
School of Audio Engineering (SAE)
Audio Engineering Diploma
2007 – 2010
International School of Brussels
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
Reynsla / Experience
2025 –
Reon
Marketing Director
2024 – 2025
Blikk hugbúnaðarþjónusta hf.
Marketing Director
2024
Arnar&Arnar (Hönnunarstofa)
Project & Business Manager
2023 – 2024
Píeta samtökin
Marketing & Promotion Manager
2022 –
Bashar Murad
Drummer, Songwriter, Producer, Manager
2021 – 2024
Háskólinn á Bifröst
Lecturer — Marketing & Promotion in Creative Industries
2020 – 2023
Íslenski dansflokkurinn / Iceland Dance Company
Marketing Director
2017 –
Svikamylla ehf. (Relentless Scam Inc.)
Managing Director — Record Label, Event Managing
2017 – 2019
Ölgerðin / Red Bull
Marketing Specialist & Event Manager
2016 –
Hatari
Drummer, Songwriter, Producer, Manager
2015 –
Vök
Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Producer
2014 – 2015
Borgarleikhúsið
Technician
2012 – 2017
Freelance Sound Engineer
Hljóðmaður
Tungumál / Languages
English, Íslenska, Français

Awards

Viðurkenningar / Acknowledgements
2019 Framúrskarandi Ungir Íslendingar (JCI Ísland) — Cultural Achievement
Verðlaun / Awards
2021 FÍT Silver Award for CD/Vinyl — NEYSLUTRANS, Hatari
2020 FÍT Gold Award for poster design — Íslenski dansflokkurinn
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, plata ársins í poppi — Vök
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarflutningur ársins — Hatari í Eurovision
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarmyndband ársins — Hatari — Hatrið mun sigra
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lagahöfundur ársins — Vök
2020 Grapevine Music Awards, Song of the Year — Hatari — Hatrið mun sigra
2020 Grapevine Music Awards, Audience Choice Award — Hatari
2020 Sögur — Verðlaunahátíð barnanna, lag ársins — Hatari — Hatrið mun sigra
2020 Sögur — Verðlaunahátíð barnanna, tónlistarflytjandi ársins — Hatari
2019 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarflytjandi ársins — Hatari
2019 Grapevine Music Awards, Shout Out Award — Háskar
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, plata ársins í raftónlist — Vök
2018 Grapevine Music Awards, Best Live Act — Hatari
2017 Grapevine Music Awards, Best Live Act — Hatari
Tilnefningar / Nominations
2022 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, hljómplata ársins — Vök
2021 Hlustendaverðlaunin, myndband ársins — Hatari — Engin Miskunn
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins — Hatari
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, textahöfundur ársins — Hatari
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lagahöfundur ársins — Hatari
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarflytjandi ársins — Hatari
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, söngvari ársins — Hatari
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins — Vök
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, textahöfundur ársins — Vök
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarflytjandi ársins — Vök
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarmyndband ársins — Vök
2020 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, upptökustjórn ársins — Vök
2019 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins í poppi — Autopilot, Vök
2019 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins í rokki — Spillingardans, Hatari
2019 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarviðburður ársins — Háskar
2019 Hlustendaverðlaunin, lag ársins — X, Hatari
2019 Hlustendaverðlaunin, nýliði ársins — Hatari
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, bjartasta vonin — Hatari
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins í raftónlist — BTO, Vök
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarmyndband ársins — BTO, Vök
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, plötuumslag ársins — Figure, Vök
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, lag ársins í raftónlist — X, Hatari
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, tónlistarflytjandi ársins — Hatari
2018 Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin, bjartasta vonin — Hatari
2017 Kraumsverðlaunin — Neysluvara, Hatari

Contact

Einar Hrafn Stefánsson
Email
einarstefans@gmail.com
Location
Reykjavík, Iceland
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I'm a musician, marketer, and all-round creative.
Musician — Drums, Bass, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Vök — Icelandic dream-pop & indietronica. Signed to Nettwerk Music Group. Albums Figure (2017), In The Dark (2019), Vök (2022). Multiple Icelandic Music Award winners. Toured Europe and the US.
Musician — Drums, Songwriter, Producer, Manager
Hatari — Techno-dystopian performance art collective. Represented Iceland at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. Finished 10th with 232 points. Made international headlines by displaying Palestinian flags on live global television.
Musician — Drummer, Producer, Songwriter
Bashar Murad — Palestinian singer-songwriter and video artist based in East Jerusalem and Paris. I co-wrote and produced his Söngvakeppnin 2024 entry Wild West. Finished second by 3,000 votes out of 200,000 cast. Toured Roskilde Festival, Tallinn Music Week, the UK, Oslo, and Berlin, and many more...
Marketer — 2017 to 2019
Red Bull / Ölgerðin — Marketing Specialist & Event Manager. Connecting music, culture, and extreme sports in Iceland and beyond.
Marketing Director — 2020 to 2023
Iceland Dance Company [Íd] — Iceland's foremost contemporary dance company. Creating and presenting world-class dance since 1973. Gold FÍT Award for poster design 2020. id.is
Lecturer — 2021 to 2024
Háskólinn á Bifröst — Teaching Marketing & Promotion in Creative Industries (BA) at Bifröst University. bifrost.is
Marketing & Promotion Manager — 2023 to 2024
Píeta samtökin — Iceland's leading suicide prevention and mental health organisation. Raising awareness, reducing stigma, connecting people to support. pieta.is
Marketing Director — 2024 to 2025
Blikk — Iceland's first A2A payment startup. Building the future of direct account-to-account payments in Iceland. blikk.tech
Lead Marketer — 2025–
Safe Space — A team-building tool that's out of this world! Anonymous, playful, and designed to help teams reflect and grow. safespace.zone
Marketing Director — 2025–
Reon — Building purposeful technology. Tækni með tilgang. Creating more togetherness through smart, human-centred digital products. reon.is