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Engineering Creativity: Peadar Coyle on Scaling AI Audio Infrastructure

In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, Mehmet sits down with Peadar Coyle, Co-Founder and CTO of AudioStack, to explore how AI is transforming audio production from a creative craft into scalable infrastructure. Peadar shares how AudioStack built production-grade AI systems for media and brands worldwide, why audio is becoming a systems problem, and how founders and CTOs can balance speed, quality, and creativity in the age of generative AI. From programmatic advertising in the UAE to shipping daily in fast-moving startups, this conversation dives deep into the technical, strategic, and cultural realities of building AI-powered platforms. ⸻ 👤 About the Guest: Peadar Coyle Peadar Coyle is the Co-Founder and CTO of AudioStack, an AI-native audio production platform serving global media and entertainment companies. With a background in data engineering, open-source development, and philosophy, Peadar brings a rare blend of technical depth and human-centered thinking to AI systems design. He is passionate about building reliable, ethical, and scalable infrastructure for creative industries.   / peadarcoyle   ⸻ 🔑 Key Takeaways • Why audio production is shifting from “creative workflows” to “AI infrastructure” • How AI accelerates creativity instead of replacing it • The importance of shipping small, fast, and safely • Why observability and human-in-the-loop systems still matter • How to scale generative AI without losing trust • What founders get wrong about “AI prototypes vs real products” • How to build strong engineering culture in fast-changing environments • Why the last 10% of AI products is still the hardest ⸻ 🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Episode • How AudioStack automated large-scale localized audio campaigns • How to balance customer demands with technical quality • How CTOs should rethink productivity with AI agents • What “production-ready AI” really means • How AI is changing product, engineering, and leadership roles • Why creativity remains a human advantage • How to prepare teams for continuous technological change ⸻ ⏱️ Episode Highlights & Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction & Peadar’s background 02:00 – Why AudioStack was founded 03:30 – Audio as infrastructure vs creativity 05:00 – How AI accelerates creative iteration 07:00 – UAE use case: Programmatic localized ads 09:00 – Orchestration, latency, and reliability challenges 11:00 – Observability and human-in-the-loop AI 14:00 – Evaluating AI systems in production 16:00 – Ethics, copyright, and trust in generative audio 18:30 – Shipping fast: Engineering culture at AudioStack 20:30 – Balancing customer needs with technical debt 23:00 – Building culture in the AI era 26:00 – How CTO roles are changing 28:00 – Product + Engineering convergence 30:00 – What makes great audio in the future 32:00 – Advice for founders in creative AI 35:00 – Final thoughts and recommendations ⸻ 📚 Resources Mentioned • AudioStack Platform: https://www.audiostack.ai • Claude Code & AI Agents • AI Evaluation & Observability Tools • ISO/IEC 42001 (AI Management Systems) • SOC 2 Compliance Standards