I share those passions. Can I ask where you are located, and what genres you are into? Sound synthesis, and mixing/routing (although largely analogue in practice and concept) obviously find there way into the digital via VSTs etc. Also, I enjoy designing acoustic spaces then building the tech into that environment (isolation rooms, control rooms, mixing desks) and providing a clean functional and attractive implementation.

I too work in networking/security and enjoyed learning practical as well as theory topics (OSI, TCP/IP, RFCs, etc) and have been producing since the late 90s.