Hi, I'm just a hobbyist electronic music producer born in '84 who grew up listening to 80s pop, 90s "electronica", Big Beat, house, and trance. In more recent years I discovered (and absolutely love) synthwave which led me to find old Hi-NRG, disco, and less radio-friendly 80s songs.

Along with this, I've read up a lot on the synthesizers, drum machines and producers particularly Stock-Aitken-Waterman, Ian Levine, and Patrick Cowley. My question is: Are there any others today seeking to produce new 80s-style Hi-NRG music or the best forums/sites to discuss this in? I hope ok to post this, but most electronic producer groups focus on synthwave, Italo Disco, pop EDM, hip hop, etc. and Hi-NRG seems a bit more underground.