Thes One

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Thes One
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Christopher Portugal
Alias = Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio
Born = 1977
Origin = Lima, Peru,
Instrument = Turntable, sampler, Vocal,
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Rapping Producing
Years_active = 1998 — present
Label = Tres Records, Om Records
Associated_acts = Giant Panda Crown City Rockers
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/peopleunderthestairs|People Under the Stairs' Myspace] , [http://www.putsonline.co.uk| People Under the Stairs' Official Website]

Thes One (born Christopher Portugal in Lima, Peru, 1977) is one half of the alternative hip hop duo People Under the Stairs. His musical aliases also include Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio.

Although People Under the Stairs (or P.U.T.S.) have achieved no real commercial success they are recognized as one of the underground hip hop scene's most prominent acts. An MC and producer, Thes One is recognised for his eclectic and diverse range of beats. He has produced the majority of People Under the Stairs albums, although Thes One's partner Double K is a producer, MC and DJ also.

Thes One has produced a broad range of tracks for a number of artists as well as remixing many tracks too, one such notable remix is Pete Rock and CL Smooth's "Back On The Block". Artists which Thes One has produced for include; Giant Panda, Ugly Duckling, J-Live, Starving Artists Crew, Crown City Rockers, Black Love Crew, Raw Produce, Substance Abuse, Lexicon, Akbar, Scarub and MURS. In 2004, Thes collaborated with Giant Panda to create the Bloquera EP.

In March 2007, Thes One released his debut solo album "Lifestyle Marketing". It is a 2-disc album of instrumentals made from Herb Pilhofer's "Music That Works", a demonstration album originally released in the early 1970s that showcased Pilhofer's musical compositions for radio & TV commercials, industrial films, and other projects. The first disc is Thes One's album, the second consists of some of the original tracks from "Music That Works" from which Thes One's album was made. The first single off the album is the 10" release 'Target' b/w 'Grain Belt Beer'.

Trivia

*Thes One competed on The Price Is Right under his birth name. He was chosen for Contestants' Row and won on his first bid, playing the Shell Game. Interestingly he won, among other things, a record player. Video of the appearance is included on the bonus DVD included with Stepfather as an easter egg. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q76GdxL0Hx4]

Solo Discography

Albums

*"Presents Sound Crush at the Root Down" (2004)
*"Lifestyle Marketing" (Tres Records, 2007)

ingles

*"Back On The Block" (Boot Leg Recordings, 2001)
*"Noonen" (Tres Records, 2004)
*"The Next Stets: Stetsasonic" (Kajmere Sound Distribution, 2004)
*"Doin' It" (feat. "Raashan Ahmad" of Crown City Rockers) (Tres Records, 2005)
*"Target" (Tres Records, 2007)