About

I’m Daniel Holdsworth — a musician, composer, sound designer and creative producer, probably best known as one half of Tubular Bells for Two.

I’ve spent my career working across recording and music production, composition for film and television, session work, sound design, theatre and live production, with projects across Australia, Europe and North America.

My work crosses between studio practice, creative sound design and live production.

I hold undergraduate and master’s degrees in composition and music technology, researching record production history, studio technology and creative practice. I’m currently completing a PhD looking at the ecosystems around live production.

Why Linux Music Studio?

In 2024, I decided to move my studio and professional audio-production work over to Linux.

I got there, but it was much harder than it needed to be.

When you’re new to Linux, all the information online can be hard to navigate. Some of it is no longer current, and because distros handle things differently, it isn’t always obvious what you actually need for your setup.

I’ve spent the time learning how Linux and its audio systems fit together, so the information I share is researched, tested and grounded in what actually works for music production.

I created Linux Music Studio to be the resource I wish I’d had when I was starting out.

It’s practical information for musicians and audio professionals about system setup, DAWs, plugins, hardware, and getting a reliable studio working, without needing to become a Linux expert.

Linux is just the tool — your music is what matters.

Support Linux Music Studio

Linux Music Studio is freely available to everyone.

If you’ve found the channel useful and would like to help support what I’m doing, you can become a monthly supporter or make a one-off contribution through Ko-fi.

Every bit of support is genuinely appreciated and helps me keep researching, testing and making useful content for people working with audio on Linux.