{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hard House History","title":"Mauro Picotto: The Late-Night Sessions That Changed Everything","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4155,"description":"Before the international hits and packed dance floors, Mauro Picotto was a teenager learning to beatmatch on his sister’s turntable, using the radio as his second deck. This week on Hard House History, Paul Glazby sits down with Mauro for an honest, funny and revealing conversation about a life built around music.\nFrom sneaking into Turin's afternoon club sessions to getting his first opportunity behind the decks when another DJ needed the toilet, Mauro explains how curiosity became an obsession. DJ competitions sharpened his technical skills, but a bigger realisation shifted his direction: he wanted people dancing to the music, not watching his tricks.\nThat philosophy carried him into production. Mauro recalls learning his craft at Media Records, becoming a partner in the business and using late-night studio sessions to develop his own sound. Those after-hours experiments helped deliver “Lizard”, “Iguana” and “Komodo”, records that built his identity on his own terms.\nThere's also the story behind Mario Più's \"Communication\", including the mobile phone interference that sparked an idea and the office secretary who helped give the track its memorable voice.\nAway from the studio, the stories get wonderfully unpredictable. Mauro revisits Dublin's Temple Theatre, chaotic hotel after-parties and a Colombian booking that involved an interrupted airport departure, a private villa and a set that kept going until a storm cut the power.\nPaul also shares how one Mauro appearance helped save Insomniacz, creating a connection to this very podcast.\nThe conversation explores Mauro's musical chemistry with Bryan Kearney, why longer sets matter, and what gets lost when spectacle overtakes the dance floor. Reflecting on family, becoming a grandfather and his plans to reduce touring, Mauro remains passionate about making every set tell a story.\nFor anyone who remembers those records landing, or discovered them years later, this is a chance to hear the person behind the music....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0niHVu6CnOGvk6I3gw2Ias6bnrl3jHclTKu9CD4am40/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYTlj/N2FmZDNiMjQ1ZGEz/MGE1MzU0MWIzOTQ5/ZTliMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}