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 frequently crosses between studio practice, creative sound design and live production. I hold undergraduate and master’s degrees in composition and music technology, with postgraduate research into record production history, studio technology and creative practice. I’m currently completing a PhD looking at the creative and technical ecosystems around touring and live performance.
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.
There’s heaps of information out there, and Linux is getting a lot of hype at the moment, but not all of it is well researched or particularly useful for musicians. I’ve taken the time to properly understand Linux and its audio systems, and I research and test what I talk about rather than just repeating the hype.
Linux Music Studio is basically the resource I wish I’d had when I was starting out.
It’s practical, musician-focused information about DAWs, plugins, hardware, Linux audio and getting a reliable studio working — without needing to become a Linux expert just to make music.
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 musicians.