Youth Code

Youth Code
Ryan George and Sara Taylor performing in 2014
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	EBM, industrial, hardcore punk
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Dais Records, Angry Love Productions, Big Love Records
Website	www.facebook.com/youthcodeforever
Members	Sara Taylor Ryan George

Youth Code is an American EBM duo, formed in 2012 by Sara Taylor and Ryan George in Los Angeles, California. The duo's musical style, following the model of early Wax Trax! Records, has been described as industrial music infused with "hardcore angst." Following their self-released Demonstrational Cassette in 2012 and a chance meeting with Psychic TV, Youth Code were invited to release their first single, "Keep Falling Apart", through Angry Love Productions (the label's first non-Psychic TV release). Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums, an EP, and two additional singles.

In 2013, Youth Code signed with Dais Records, releasing their self-titled debut and served as the opening act for groups such as AFI, Suicide Commando, and Nothing. The pair's music has drawn the attention of mainstream media outlets such as The LA Times and Pitchfork Media, as well as praise from major industrial acts such as Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly, who invited them on the Eye vs. Spy tour in 2014. Youth Code opened for Skinny Puppy's Down the SocioPath tour later in 2015 and have since continued to perform throughout the country. Their most recent album, Commitment to Complications, was released in April 2016.

Ryan George had performed in a number of punk and hardcore bands for several years before meeting Sara Taylor, who had for ten years since leaving high school worked as tour manager for musical acts of various genres. Taylor had never previously performed in a band, but was taught how to play synthesizers by George. The pair started experimenting with various kinds of sounds until they created something that suited their liking. Vacation Vinyl, where Taylor had been working at the time, announced that there was to be a showcasing of music played by their employees; Taylor informed her manager that she and George would be performing under the name Youth Code. Following their debut performance, Youth Code released a demo tape called Demonstrational Cassette, which became well-circulated and highly sought after. The inside cover of the tape reads "We Were Never Supposed to be a Band", referring to the fact that Youth Code was only supposed to be a one-off gig.