Lydasse Elsio Pontavida Cuco (born August 23, 2000), professionally known as Lydasse GMT (also known as simply Lydasse), is a Mozambique-based record producer and record executive from Cidade de Maputo, Mozambique. having been raised in a home which art was being made it was only natural for him to spark an interest for music, he expressed an interest for making beats in his adolescence. The first production program he used was FL Studio. He found that he liked production more than rapping and spent tireless hours every day on beats for an extended time, slowly growing his passion for music. Upon graduating from high school, Lydasse GMT briefly attended a private University in Maputo pursuing a degree in business management. He would learn to manage his time wisely, dedicating all his time to production and studying. Lydasse GMT began producing and working for Case Buyakah a Mozambique Hip-Hop Mogul who had ascended in popularity with the assistance and guidance of Vanny Beatz a well-known music production extodinaire solidying his presence in mainstream media by executively producing Case Buyakah’s project, Ambicioso and making a participation to the Mozambican Superstar Laylizzy’s Young Nino Brown EP, lead him to become one of a few producers that are as widely recognized as artists themselves. He’s worked with a few major rappers, R&B acts, namely JayArghh, Mark Exodus, Roley, Slick, Smoller and King Cizzy, allowing him to escalate in popularity across Mozambique.