# Not Yurs
Not Yurs is an American DJ and production duo based in [Phoenix, Arizona](https://www.edgepedia.org/phoenix-arizona), consisting of Nathan Kallen and Garrett Pedicini, who work in tech house, and house, and techno.[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) • [2](https://www.beatport.com/release/cant-let-go-ep/5748334) Both originally from Chicago, they met in 2017 as [Arizona State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/arizona-state-university) students, at a Seven Lions show at the Van Buren, and began performing roughly six years later, rising through promoter Relentless Beats' Arizona event circuit.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) • [1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Members | Nathan Kallen and Garrett Pedicini, both originally from Chicago[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) |
| Base and style | Phoenix, Arizona; tech house, and house, and techno, shifting between groovy and darker, high-energy sets[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) • [3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) |
| Origin | Met in 2017 at a Seven Lions show at the Van Buren while attending ASU; first live performance around 2023[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) • [3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) |
| Catalog | More than 20 tracks by November 2025, on labels including Mise en Place, Vivifier, Black Lizard, Play Records, QWERK, and Quack Squawk Honk[4](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/) • [5](https://inflyteapp.com/r/ql8joa) |
| Chart peak | "Make You Sweat" with Peachy Keen reached #3 on Beatport's Tech House charts and #9 in overall releases[6](https://www.perspectiveonlife.nl/2025/01/not-yurs-x-peachy-keen-make-you-sweat.html) |
| Major bookings | Miami Music Week (March 2025), Decadence Arizona 2025 (Day 1, 11pm–12am), Gem, and Jam Festival (February 2026)[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) • [7](https://www.festivaldust.com/festivals/decadence-arizona-2025-avondaleaz) • [3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) |
| Management | Self-managed; the pair handle their own social content and music without a team[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) |
## History and origins
Kallen and Pedicini were both attending Arizona State University when they ran into each other at a Seven Lions show at the Van Buren in Phoenix in 2017. Despite the shared hometown, they did not work together immediately; it was six years later that they began mixing themselves.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) • [1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/)
An internship provided the bridge from fandom to performance. Kallen spent 2020–2021 doing digital marketing at Night Bass Records, which led to meetings with artists, and after that the pair bought a small DJ setup. Their first live performance came around 2023, through a contact who helped with bookings at Darkstar and Sunbar, two Phoenix venues on the local house and techno circuit.[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/)
The name is literal. Both members ended long-term relationships around the same time and moved in together, and the phrase they arrived at was "we're not yours."
## Music and releases
The duo cites Brazilian tech house artists such as Manda Moore, Sirius Hood, Beltran, and Illusionize as recent influences, and their sets move between a slow, groovy feel and darker, high-energy material.[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) • [3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) They produce in Ableton and have recorded with Phoenix trumpeters and saxophonists.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs)
Friends at a northern California label, Quack Squawk Honk, helped them secure collaborations across their discography, including the track "Footloose" and their EP *Turn Me On*.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) Their collaboration with Peachy Keen, "Make You Sweat," the title track of their debut EP blending tech house and bass house, climbed to #3 on Beatport's Tech House charts and peaked at #9 in overall releases.[6](https://www.perspectiveonlife.nl/2025/01/not-yurs-x-peachy-keen-make-you-sweat.html)
The catalog grew steadily through 2025 and 2026:
- **"Like A Fire"** (Play Records, June 12, 2025), a deep house single.[8](https://www.playrecords.net/music.php?album=not-yurs-like-a-fire)
- **"Get Down"** with Randy Perez (Direct Action Records, covered November 2025).[4](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/)
- ***Can't Let Go EP*** (Mise en Place, catalog MISE045, January 9, 2026), four tracks of tech house and house: the title track with Crown & Caster, "Vibe" featuring Ella Heidecker, "Paradise Mode," and "Scream N Shout."[5](https://inflyteapp.com/r/ql8joa) • [2](https://www.beatport.com/release/cant-let-go-ep/5748334)
- **"One Time In Brazil"** with B-side "You Know Me Better" (Almost Like We Met, March 13, 2026), credited to Nathan Kallen and Garrett Pedicini.[9](https://almostlikewemet.bandcamp.com/album/not-yurs-one-time-in-brazil)
- **"Funk City Underground"** (V TRAX, a division of Vivifier Records Limited, June 12, 2026), a two-song single.[10](https://music.apple.com/us/album/funk-city-underground-single/6779211222)
- **"All You Got"** with LaDell Ransom (Black Lizard Records, August 12, 2026), 130 BPM in C Minor, running 4:25.[11](https://www.beatport.com/track/all-you-got/29899450)
- ***Bout To Lose My Mind EP*** (QWERK, August 28, 2026), teaming with Tristan ChantZ on the title track, described as high-energy, bass-heavy tech house, and with The Icarus Kid and EMUH on "U Know What U Did."[12](https://inflyteapp.com/r/s07qmy)
By November 2025 the duo had released more than 20 tracks on labels including Vivifier, Black Lizard, and Angry Dog Records.[4](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/) They have also aired unreleased material on radio, contributing a mix to Data Transmission's Electric Audio series that previewed "Footloose" and "Scream N Shout" alongside "Vibe" featuring Ella Heidecker.[13](https://radio.datatransmission.co/episode/episode-31)
## Performances and the Phoenix scene
Not Yurs became involved with Relentless Beats in early 2024, opening for Golf Clap at Dark Star and playing the [silent disco](https://www.edgepedia.org/silent-disco) at PHX Lights Music Festival in March.[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) Relentless Beats is the ecosystem most Phoenix DJs rise through: the company produces over 200 EDM events a year, including 10 major festivals, and local acts pass through venues such as Shady Park in Tempe, Warehouse 215, Darkstar, and Sunbar.[14](https://relentlessbeats.com/2025/12/neon-nights-tracing-phoenixs-electronic-dance-evolution/)
Subsequent bookings tracked the duo's move from local rooms to touring slots. They opened Green Velvet's LALALAND tour show at [Warehouse](https://www.edgepedia.org/warehouse) 215 in February 2025 and played [Miami Music Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-music-week) at the end of March 2025.[1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) Their shows have taken them to Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, and they have performed alongside Green Velvet and Layton Giordani.[4](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/)
The year ended with the duo on a major [New Year](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-year)'s bill in their home market. Decadence Arizona: The Portal of Illusions, the 11th edition of the festival produced by Global Dance and Relentless Beats, ran December 30–31, 2025 at [Phoenix Raceway](https://www.edgepedia.org/phoenix-raceway) in Avondale with a lineup of 57 artists.[15](https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/decadence-arizona-announces-lineup-edm-new-years-eve-fest-22207088/) • [7](https://www.festivaldust.com/festivals/decadence-arizona-2025-avondaleaz) Not Yurs appeared on Day 1, December 30, in an 11pm to midnight slot.[7](https://www.festivaldust.com/festivals/decadence-arizona-2025-avondaleaz) 2026 continued with an appearance at the Gem and Jam Festival in Tucson in February.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs)
## By the numbers
The pace of the duo's rise is measurable. About six years passed between their 2017 meeting and their first live performance around 2023.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) • [1](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/) They had released more than 20 tracks,[4](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/) placed a collaboration at #3 on Beatport's Tech House charts,[6](https://www.perspectiveonlife.nl/2025/01/not-yurs-x-peachy-keen-make-you-sweat.html) and taken a late-night slot on a 57-artist [Decadence](https://www.edgepedia.org/decadence) lineup,[7](https://www.festivaldust.com/festivals/decadence-arizona-2025-avondaleaz) all while self-managed and without a team behind their music and social content.[3](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs) The scene they broke into is large by local standards: Relentless Beats alone runs hundreds of shows a year across Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Seattle, and New York, on top of its festivals.[16](https://relentlessbeats.com/about)
## References
1. [Downtown Devil Q&A: Meet local DJ duo Not Yurs](https://downtowndevil.com/downtown-devil-qa-meet-local-dj-duo-not-yurs/)
2. [Not Yurs, Crown & Caster, Ella Heidecker - Can't Let Go EP [Mise en Place] | Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/release/cant-let-go-ep/5748334)
3. [Two DJs, One Vision: Inside Not Yurs' Collaborative Sound, Alien Nation Station](https://www.aliennation.org/our-articles/not-yurs)
4. ['Get Down' Showcases the Epicly Combined Sound of Randy Perez and Not Yurs | RaverRafting](https://raverrafting.com/not-yurs-randy-perez-get-down/2025/11/16/)
5. [NOT YURS - CAN'T LET GO EP (inflyte press release)](https://inflyteapp.com/r/ql8joa)
6. [Not Yurs x Peachy Keen – "Make You Sweat" | Perspective on Life](https://www.perspectiveonlife.nl/2025/01/not-yurs-x-peachy-keen-make-you-sweat.html)
7. [Decadence Arizona Music Festival 2025 Lineup and Set Times | Festival Dust](https://www.festivaldust.com/festivals/decadence-arizona-2025-avondaleaz)
8. [Like A Fire / Play Records](https://www.playrecords.net/music.php?album=not-yurs-like-a-fire)
9. [Not Yurs - One Time In Brazil | Almost Like We Met (Bandcamp)](https://almostlikewemet.bandcamp.com/album/not-yurs-one-time-in-brazil)
10. [Funk City Underground - Single - Album by Not Yurs - Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/funk-city-underground-single/6779211222)
11. [LaDell Ransom, Not Yurs - All You Got (Original Mix) [Black Lizard Records] | Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/track/all-you-got/29899450)
12. [NOT YURS - BOUT TO LOSE MY MIND (inflyte press release)](https://inflyteapp.com/r/s07qmy)
13. [Electric Audio - Episode 32 - NOT YURS | DT Radio](https://radio.datatransmission.co/episode/episode-31)
14. [Neon Nights: Tracing Phoenix's Electronic Dance Evolution | Relentless Beats](https://relentlessbeats.com/2025/12/neon-nights-tracing-phoenixs-electronic-dance-evolution/)
15. [Decadence Arizona announces lineup for EDM New Year's Eve festival | Phoenix New Times](https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/decadence-arizona-announces-lineup-edm-new-years-eve-fest-22207088/)
16. [About Relentless Beats](https://relentlessbeats.com/about)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Music scenes › Transnational genre scenes › Electronic dance music (EDM) and rave culture › Artists, groups, and people: Electronic dance music (EDM) and rave culture › Production duos and DJ duos › House and disco duos*
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