In this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, Arin sits down with DevOps engineer, AWS-certified developer, and musician Hector Zelaya for a conversation that’s equal parts studio session and software deep dive. Hector pulls back the curtain on how he uses AI tools and spec-driven workflows to supercharge music production in his home studio, without losing the human creativity at the center of it. Then he connects those same ideas to the software development lifecycle, showing how teams can harness agentic AI the right way.
If you’ve ever wondered where the line is between AI as a tool and AI as a threat to creativity, this one’s for you!
This episode is brought to you by AgilityFeat, providers of technical staffing and software development services in Latin America. Learn more at agilityfeat.com.
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Our Guest
Name: Hector Zelaya
What he does: Hector is a Computer System Engineer working in DevOps, WebRTC and AI. He currently serves as a Developer Advocate for AgilityFeat and a WebRTC Developer Advocate for WebRTC.ventures. Hector is an AWS Community Builder and AI Tinkerers City Organizer
Companies: AgilityFeat & WebRTC.ventures
Where to find Hector: LinkedIn
Links:
- Hector’s blog post: Spec-Driven AI Integration: Automating Complex Workflows with MCP and Agentic Tools
- MCP server: https://github.com/nuxero/reaper-mcp
- Reaper Power: https://github.com/nuxero/reaper-daw/
- Hector’s latest single: https://artists.landr.com/991043410911
- The Mi Regalo song he worked on https://artists.landr.com/991043494713
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
02:41 – AI in the Studio: Philosophy First
04:53 – Live Demo: Building a Song with MCP + Kiro
06:37 – Bridging to Software Development
09:02 – Bigger Picture & Lessons Learned
13:15 – Wrap Up