Violet Blue works in SRL in a variety of functions; she is a mechanic, fabricator, machine operator, project coordinator, and employs many skills including carpentry, electrical work, and a very dark sense of humor. In her other life, she is a full-time sex writer, has authored four books, and takes her "research" very seriously. She enjoys making a nuisance of herself around the shop, and drinking good scotch.
Deb Lee has worked on numerous SRL shows and events since 1988. Her contributions are 99% in the electrical field; wiring motors and motor controls for props, machines, and just about anything that needs electricity be it explosives, coffee makers or light bulbs, designing the electrical "grid" for large scale performances, hauling cables around, and getting dirty. She currently works as a master electrician and owns her own contracting business. Although no longer in California, schedule willing, she occasionally can still be spotted working with SRL.
Karen Marcelo is SRL's "Teleobliteration Engineer"; she codes controls for lethal devices to be operated over the web from the comfort of users' own homes. She has operated the Running Machine, Track Robot, Sparkshooter at shows and written systems for the Air Launcher, Pitching Machine, Epileptic Bot, and Track Robot.
Amy Miller has built props out of found objects, huge metal clamshells, giant potato skins, ran the snot gun and spark shooter, assembled the finger and V-1, did technical drawings for insane load in and installation logistics of 45 machines and props, cooked and inspired others to cook for the crew, put together posters, packed the shop for travel to Europe, and most recently made about 40 gallons of gak by hand mixing some simple secret ingredients in small batches and has the scars to prove it! In 1992, Mark asked her to make a large batch of napalm in Austria.
Deb Pastor delights in aligning talented groups of People, props, and locations to produce distinguished events. Streamlining the backend at SRL (resources, documentation, funds), So fabrication can be activated on the front end. For numerous Reasons, she considers SRL a valid, lifelong projection.
Liisa Pine - is a Senior Mechanical Technician and machinist for a telecommunications research company, does welding on the side to support her new skydiving habit, and was recently sworn in as a Court Appointed Child Advocate for the City of San Francisco. In over a decade of work for SRL as fabricator, mechanic, and machine operator she has built dozens of large scale mechanical props, welded tons of steel, designed explosive special effects, and has worked on most of the machines, but is most proud to have earned the title "Power Boss Drivin' Mama".