Santo is a Lausanne-based producer and beatmaker from Cape Verde. He started his career as a rapper and producer in 2003 under the name MR.T, before reinventing himself as Santo in 2015. He is signed by Unionbeats, the beatmaker label of Yvan "Peacemaker" Jaquement. Together with Maud Hala Chami, he is the co-founder of ZR021, a structure for supporting urban music, management and booking, family and the community, as well as a publishing house and an events organiser. Together, they support the next generation of urban creations in French-speaking Switzerland, with artists such as Badnay and Shaim.