CharlesLevi

Charles Levi is the bassist who anchored the low-end thunder of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult — one of the defining acts of Chicago's Wax Trax! era. From the city's underground to the global industrial underground, his playing gave TKK its spine: a grinding, hypnotic pulse that turned industrial noise into something you could feel in your chest. Before the scene had a name, Charles Levi was already helping build it.

His hands are on some of the most influential recordings to come out of that world — Sexplosion! and Confessions of a Knife among them. The band's reach extended far beyond the underground club circuit: a track on The Crow soundtrack, a PMRC controversy that only sharpened their edge, and a presence on alternative radio that proved industrial music could break into the mainstream without losing its teeth. TKK didn't just play music — they built a world, and Charles Levi helped lay the floor it stood on.

Today, Charles faces real challenges that music alone can't solve: housing, medication, and the basic costs of living. He's part of a community that has always taken care of its own. This is your chance to give back.