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Music community rallies around ex-Thrill Kill Kult bassist Charles Levi amid health crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Charles Levi campaign video \u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/X-juL3yx-a8<\/a> The industrial and alternative music communities are mobilizing a coordinated fundraising and tribute campaign<\/strong><\/a> to support pioneering bassist Charles Levi<\/strong><\/a> at a difficult time. Known for his foundational work with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and Pigface<\/strong><\/a>, Levi is facing severe, ongoing medical complications that have left him in urgent need of housing stability, long-term care, and essential living support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charles Levi\u2019s career spans over four decades, launching in the late 1980s. His distinctive bass style became synonymous with the legendary Wax Trax! Records<\/strong><\/a> era, a pioneering force that fundamentally shaped industrial and alternative music culture. Beyond his defining role in My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Levi has been a prolific collaborator, contributing to some of the scene’s most influential underground projects, including KMFDM, Project .44, Haloblack, ConformCo, H3llb3nt, Black From the Dead<\/strong>, and The Urban Soundtrack<\/strong>. He has also appeared in several films, including <\/strong>“The Crow”<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Levi\u2019s health crisis began in 2021, when he was hospitalized in critical condition due to sepsis and multiple organ failure. His medical challeges since then include a stroke, major internal surgery, a below-the-knee amputation, and the implantation of a cardiac ICD device. Levi now lives with the long-term realities of vascular dementia and severe mobility impairment, with his fiancee Dani providing full-time care. While he receives a nominal amount of disability support, it fails to cover the staggering costs of his specialized care, essential medications, and daily living expenses, leaving a massive financial shortfall that the community initiative aims to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of a multi-tiered effort to gather financial relief and creative solidarity, DJ Lazarus is hosting a hybrid benefit event in Toronto on Friday, July 3rd, which will be broadcast globally via Twitch<\/strong><\/a> to allow fans worldwide to participate and donate. The “WAX TRAX! Dance Party with Thrill Kill Kult Spotlight”<\/strong><\/a> will take place at Toronto’s Ground Control<\/a> <\/strong>(1279 Queen St West), involving DJs, visuals, and programming that celebrates the Wax Trax! era and its artists. Doors open at 10pm and admission is a minimum $10 donation via Eventbrite<\/strong><\/a> or at the door with all proceeds going to Charles Levi\u2019s care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCharles Levi has been a beloved and influential figure within the music scene for decades. Friends, collaborators, artists, promoters, and fans from around the world are coming together in a coordinated fundraising campaign and community tribute that expands the Benefit for Charles Levi event in Toronto into a broader effort for participation everywhere,\u201d says DJ Lazarus<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are collecting short video messages from musicians, producers, DJs, promoters, and others for a tribute video celebrating Charles\u2019 impact. Acclaimed artist Simon Paul, known for his work with Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other industrial music icons, is creating a limited-edition poster for the campaign as a fundraising item. A video booth at the event will also capture messages, memories, and words of support, building a lasting archive of appreciation and solidarity for Charles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This grassroots relief effort is organized and supported by a coalition of community figures, including DJ Lazarus, Ali Jafri (<\/strong>The Shadow Majlis, <\/a><\/strong>Pigface)<\/strong>, Ground Control<\/strong><\/a>, Chris Lewis, Matthew Potter, Simon Paul, Joe Average <\/strong>and Joey Galvan <\/strong>of the Industrial Amputation<\/strong><\/a> podcast, and Shameless Promotion PR<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While this Toronto benefit event will serve as a local activation point within this broader campaign, a\u00a0GoFundMe campaign<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is also underway, serving as the central coordination point for direct support in terms of supporting housing costs, medical care and essential living needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Donations to his housing and care can be made at\u00a0www.gofundme.com\/f\/charles-levi-housing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n As alternative forms of support may also be possible, feel free to reach out to\u00a0contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep up with Charles Levi<\/strong> By James Currie In The Loop Magazine rally’s around our friend and iconic bassist for many of our Chicago bands, Charles Levi. 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GoFundMe campaign for Charles Levi\u00a0<\/strong>www.gofundme.com\/f\/charles-levi-housing<\/a>
Wax Trax – Charles Levi Facebook event\u00a0<\/strong>www.facebook.com\/events\/970156038962391<\/a>
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