Hey all, Pat from Edmonton AB Canada (I’m only at 53.5° Lat, so not too far North…)
Diploma in Music (Performance in Voice and Guitar), dropped out of Civil Engineering Technology.
Between my Neurodivergence, Mental Health issues, and being diagnosed with both Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the last couple years, my fledgling interest in synths looked to be limited to DIY Altoids tin stuff and my Korg Volcas, until I found VCV Rack in 0.5.0 (December 2017). Now, the world of sound is my oyster. 
I produce music as Patman !
I host a weekly radio show on CJSR.com 88.5 FM (Tuesdays 00:00 GMT-7) titled The Heaviest Matter of the Universe, where I play metal and more, focusing on a different country each week!
I’m also the Lead and Maintainer of the manual writing project for @synthi 's NYSTHI!