Hi-NRG

Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early

Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today.

The name "Hi-NRG" comes from the Evelyn Thomas's Disco hit, "High Energy" (1984), produced by Ian Levine. Hi-NRG is typified by an energetic staccato sequenced synthesizer sound where the bass often takes the place of the hi-hat. There is often heavy use of the clap sound found on drum machines. DJ Patrick Cowley first made Hi-NRG music popular at the The EndUp in San Francisco in 1982. During 1984 the music began to crossover into the mainstream pop charts in the United Kingdom and the United States, largely due to the success of the Record Shack record label.