 Outside the UK, producers such as DJ Misjah (Dyewitness), Ramon Zenker (E-Trax/Phenomania/Exit EEE), Commander Tom, Nuclear Hyde etc., all dabbled with the sound from time to time.The late 1990s & early 2000s saw NRG expand a little further when the sound became even fiercer, darker and much more serious than Nu-NRG.DJ Kristian then coined the phrase "Hard NRG" while Jon Bell (Captain Tinrib/Dr.