For his musical artist name, he chose Stony, which is a rough translation of the second part of his Icelandic name, Thorsteinn, "Thor stone." Using a camera he borrowed from his father he started filming him and his friends covering various songs. He then went on to upload his own drum covers to YouTube under the name Stony's World. In 2014, he starred in a Pepsi commercial for
2014 FIFA World Cup. He also created pop-inspired remixes of the
Jake and Amir comedy web series produced by
CollegeHumor, receiving millions of views on YouTube and a substantial number of purchases on
ITunes. In a collaboration with Jake and Amir in 2019, Blyden stated that the proceeds from these remixes "got [him] through school" and that he continues to receive money from the songs to this day. As an actor, Blyden has appeared in the films
The Standoff and
Hope Springs Eternal, as well as the
Hulu television series
Casual. He stars in the 2017
Nickelodeon television series
Hunter Street. ==Filmography==