Hosts
George Brook
George is a combination of dangerous ambition and zealous optimism. He tries to make up with enthusiasm for what he lacks in common sense and home improvement know-how. These days, when he is not tinkering (causing problems) around his house, George is working on making Canada a greener and cleaner place, helping companies that are using renewable resources as the starting point for advanced industrial processes. A current project involves developing a process to manufacture compound mitre saws out of dried banana peels. Early prototypes have been unsuccessful.
Leigh Uttley
Leigh is smart, cynical, hilarious, and just slightly paranoid. He doesn't always know what he is doing, but his no-fear attitude, and love of power tools, gets him through each project. When he's not sniffing power tools, he's messing around with vinyl records and a dance floor full of dancing fools. These days Leigh is a very busy guy! He is a sound designer and re-recording mixer for film and television which has him travelling to the nether regions to record birds that are smarter than he is. Not to mention that he has his own television pilot in development as well as being a songwriter and producer, working with some of Canada's best and funniest recording artists. A drummer and percussionist endorsed by top German drum manufacturer Sonor Drums, Leigh is also working on a new album with his band The Sound Technicians recorded and mixed by UK producer Dario Dendi set to be released in fall 2011.
Broken House Band
Scott
Scott is the brains, guitar, bass, and voice behind the Broken House Band. When he’s not teaching music or working at a local music shop, he enjoys performing at wedding receptions and biker conventions with the various bands claiming him as a member. Scott isn’t really handy when it comes to home renovation, but he does know how to make a mean sandwich.
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Ryley Alp
Having made her television debut on Broken House Chronicles as a precocious seven-year-old who knew her way around a tool box, Ryley is now an ambitious teenager in the ninth grade looking into an acting career.
Producer
Tim Alp
Tim Alp is the president and founder of Mountain Road Productions Ltd. (MRP). A highly-motivated and passionate Producer, Tim has been producing, directing and writing television for over two decades. His unique vision has enabled him to create some of television's most interesting and innovative series. By combining television genres, he has developed and produced critically-acclaimed and award-winning lifestyle programming that air on networks around the world. These series include Lofty Ideas, Gemini Award winning Broken House Chronicles; Gemini Award nominated Me, My House & I with Brigitte Gall, Design U and The Restaurant Adventures of Caroline & Dave (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network; W Network). Other productions include Banff World Television Award winner Be Real with JR Digs; and docu-drama series and New York Festivals Finalist Award winner The Real Estate Adventures of Sandy & Maryse. Last year, Mountain Road completed Sheltered, a 4-part documentary series produced for The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) that follows Derek Marsden, an Ojibway carpenter, as he travels the world to learn the ancient home building techniques of the world's Indigenous and traditional cultures. Presently, Mountain Road is in production on its second season of All For Nothing? a real-estate and design series for W Network filmed in Ottawa, Ontario.
