Johnny Salib
Blogger. Musician. Gamer. Entertainer. Cat Dad.
I like to pretend I don't have a obsession with starting up side projects and am not the root cause of my perpetual burnout, but here we are.
Pets Overload
Pets Overload is a pet blog focused on sharing information, reviews and stories about cats, chinchillas, betta fish, dogs, and hamsters.
Thoughts of a Stranger
Thoughts of a Stranger is a personal blog where I share my thoughts and ramblings on being a human. Want to see into my mind?
zhuyanii
zhuyanii is a side project I run that is focussed on creating DMCA-Free Music in the genres of EDM and Chillstep.
Snug Tunes
Snug Tunes is a side project I run that is focussed on creating DMCA-Free Music in the genre of Lo-Fi.
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JOHNNY SALIB RESUME
WRITING, DESIGN, COMPOSITION & TECHNICAL (Selected)
| Show | Role | Producer | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ki and the Serpent | Set Design | PCA Theatre | Jennifer Lee |
| Deficiency Syndrome | Composer, Lyricist & Musical Director | The Independent Theatre Project | Nicholas Haycock Dylan Shumka-White Johnny Salib |
| Paper Doll | Sound Designer & Movement Director | New Art Night | Yolanda Bonnell Johnny Salib |
| Jamie's Gone | Composer | Broken Soil Theatre & Citadel Theatre | Michael Kras |
| Independence | Fight Co-Ordinator | Humber College | |
| PrideCab (2014) | Playwright & Composer | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif Chy Ryan Spain Alisha Stranges |
| Oasis Love (2014) | Playwright | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif |
| Of God & Man | Playwright | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif |
| We Are All of Us | Sound Designer | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Alisha Stranges |
| Graceful Rebellions | Stage Manager | Lapis Productions & Theatre Passe Muraille | Evayln Parry |
| Mirror, Mirror | Playwright | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Johnny Salib |
| PrideCab (2015) | Sound Design/Piano | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Chy Ryan Spain |
| A Drop of Water | Sound Designer & Composer | Slice of Pi & Robert Gill Theatre | Christina Leonard Claudia Carino Rhiannon Bronnimann |
| I Don't Want to Be Bi | Playwright | Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret & Gladstone Hotel | Katie Sly |
| Invisible | Playwright | Sisyphean Productions & Gay Play Day | Johnny Salib |
| Oasis Love (2015) | Playwright & Sound Designer | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies iin Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif |
| The Terrible Parents | Assistant Director & Dramaturge | The Cabaret Company & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Sky Gilbert |
| Peter Pan | Audio Technician & Engineer | Sunnybrook School | Terralee Brunn |
| Oasis Love (2016) | Playwright, Composer & Sound Designer | Sisyphean Productions & Theatre Aquarius | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| Oasis Love (2016) | Playwright, Composer & Sound Designer | Sisyphean Productions & The Commons Theatre | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| 5th Annual Gay Play Day Festival | Technical Director & Lighting Designer | Gay Play Day & Alumnae Theatre | Darren Stewart Jones |
| Misfit | Technical Director, Sound & Lightning Designer | Baby Gumm Productions & The Grand Theatre | Darren Stewart Jones |
| Brett & Abbey | Writer, Sound & Video Editor | Sisyphean Productions & Rogers TV | Johnny Salib Claudia Carino |
| The Lion King | Audio Technician & Engineer | Sunnybrook School | Teralee Brunn |
| Oasis Love (2017) | Playwright, Composer & Sound Designer | Sisyphean Productions | Franny McCabe Bennett |
| 6th Annual Gay Play Day Festival | Technical Director & Lighting Designer | Gay Play Day & Alumnae Theatre | Darren Stewart Jones |
| Calpurnia | Composer & Sound Designer | Nightwood Theatre, Sulong Theatre & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Audrey Dwyer |
| Missed Connections | Composer | Digi60 | Claudia Carino |
| Beauty and the Beast | Audio Technician & Engineer | Sunnybrook School | Teralee Brunn |
| Oasis Love (2018) | Playwright, Composer & Sound Designer | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| The Girl in the Photograph | Sound Designer | Chameleon Productions, Quirvan Productions & Factory Theatre | Victoria Urquhart |
| 7th Annual Gay Play Day Festival | Technical Director & Lighting Designer | Gay Play Day & Alumnae Theatre | Darren Stewart Jones |
| Access Me | Composer & Sound Designer | The Boys in Chairs Collective | Jonathan Seinen |
TEACHING, COACHING & STAFF ROLES
| Institution | Course / Job Title | Years Active |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Christian Academy | Musical Theory (Rudiments I & II) | 2002-2008 |
| The Independent Theatre Project | Voice Coach, Resident Artist & Musical Director | 2011-2014 |
| U For Change | Musical Theatre | 2014 |
| Active Living Centre | Play Development | 2016 |
| Active Living Centre | Creative Writing | 2016-2018 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Creative Writing | 2018-2020 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Playwriting | 2018-2020 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Drama | 2018-2020 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Intermediate Drama | 2019-2020 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Advanced Memoir Writing | 2019-2020 |
| Toronto District School Board (Adult Learners) | Screenplay Writing | 2020 |
| Private Coaching | Acting, Musical Theory, Voice, Guitar & Piano | 2011+ |
| Sisyphean Productions | Director, Vocal Coach, Playwright, Music Producer & Composer | 2014+ |
STAGE PERFORMANCE (Selected)
| Show | Role | Producer | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noye's Fludde | Fox | CBC Opera | Nicholas Goldschmidt |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat | Child | Leah Polsuns Theatre | Virginia Reh Harry McCarthy |
| Polar Express | Child | Dejardins | Daniel Pelzig Linda Beaupré |
| Elijah's Angel | Child | Desjardins | Daniel Pelzig Linda Beaupré |
| Little Ki and the Serpent | Tail of the Serpent | PCA Theatre | Jennifer Lee |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | PCA Dinner Theatre | Ann-Marie Crouse |
| Beauty and the Beast | Baker, Crony & Ensemble | PCA Theatre | Ann-Marie Crouse Scott Vernon |
| A Very Potter Musical | Harry Potter | CCAA Showcase | Mike MacDonald |
| Deficiency Syndrome | Piano & Performer | The Independent Theatre Project | Nicholas Haycock Dylan Shumka-White Johnny Salib |
| Paper Doll | Performer | New Art Night | Yolanda Bonnell Johnny Salib |
| A Midsommer Nights Dreame | Theseus | Humber College Theatre | Diana Belshaw |
| Candide | Man in Drag | Humber College Theatre | Verrick Grimes |
| Kitchen Party Nervous Breakdown | Julian | The Cabaret Company | Sky Gilbert |
| Pride Cab (2014) | Performer | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif Chy Ryan Spain Alisha Stranges |
| Silent Whispers | Performer | Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret & Gladstone Hotel | Katie Sly |
| Doctors | Doctor | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Tycoda Gilecki |
| Mirror, Mirror | Benjamin | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Johnny Salib |
| I Don't Want to Be Bi | Performer | Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret & Gladstone Hotel | Katie Sly |
| Invisible | Brett | Sisyphean Productions & Gay Play Day | Johnny Salib |
| Oasis Love (2015) | Damien | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Shaista Latif |
| Raid: Operation Soap (The Nightshift) | Chad | The Reading Salon & Nuit Rose | Raymond Helkio David Bates |
| Raid: Operation Soap | Chad | The Reading Salon & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Raymond Helkio David Bates Stewart Borden |
| Oasis Love (2016) | Damien | Sisyphean Productions & Theatre Aquarius | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| Oasis Love (2016) | Damien | Sisyphean Productions & The Commons Theatre | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| Oasis Love (2017) | Damien | Sisyphean Productions | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
| Oasis Love (2018) | Damien | Sisyphean Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Franny McCabe-Bennett |
FILM, TELEVISION & MUSIC VIDEOS (Selected)
| Show | Role | Producer | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noye's Fludde | Fox | CBC Television | Nicholas Goldschmidt |
| Hair(Less): The Musical | Theme Song | YTV | Carolyn Hay |
| Kitchen Party Nervous Breakdown | Julian | The Cabaret Company | Laine Newman Sky GIlbert Gywn Ballie |
| Living Rights | Admiral | Maccie Paquette | Maccie Paquette Maggie MacPherson |
| The Ticket | Lead | Humber College | Ashley Biggs |
| Party Foul | Party Boy | Humber College | Dakota Smolders |
| Spin Me in Circles | Self | Sisyphean Productions | Francois Vandette |
| Imperial Oil Consumer Interactive Video | Customer | Human Contact | Lindsay Voegelin |
| The Riddlemaster | Kendal | LARP Chronicals | Miles McCraaw Jessica Byrne |
| Brett & Abbey | Brett | Sisyphean Productions | Johnny Salib Claudia Carino |
| Brett & Abbey | XS Network | Rogers TV | Johnny Salib Claudia Carino |
SPECIAL SKILLS
Primary Instruments
Voice (Baritone/Tenor), Soprano Flute, Soprano Recorder, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Organ,Music Production
MIDI Design, Mixing Production, CompositionSoftware Proficiencies
Studio One, Logic X, Pro Tools, GarageBand, Audacity, Reaper, qLab, Finale Notepad, Sibelius, MuseScore
TRAINING, PROGRAMS & CERTIFICATIONS
| Institution | Training Program/Certification |
|---|---|
| Bach Children's Chorus | Voice |
| Bach Chamber Youth Choir | Voice |
| Royal Conservatory of Music | Voice 8, Rudiments I & II |
| Tunes | Flute |
| Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts | Voice |
| Humber College Lakeshore | Theatre Performance |
| Academy of Dramatic Combat | Stage Combat |
| Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | Pride Cab |
| Theatre Gargantua | Emerging Artist Roundtable |
| George Brown College | Playwriting |
| Toronto Fringe Festival | Theatre Entrepreneurs’ Network and Training (T.E.N.T.) |
AWARDS, GRANTS & RECOGNITION
| Year | Providing Entity | Contribution | Award/Grant Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kiwanis Music Festival Toronto | Voice | 1st Place |
| 2003 | Kiwanis Music Festival Toronto | Voice | 1st Place |
| 2006 | PCA | Flute & Percussion | Instrumentalist of the Year |
| 2006 | PCE | Visual Arts | Visual Artist of the Year |
| 2007 | PCA | Flute | Instrumentalist of the Year |
| 2008 | PCA | Visual Arts | Visual Artist of the Year |
| 2009 | PCA | Voice | Vocalist of the Year |
| 2013 | Hamilton Fringe Festival | Jamie's Gone | Best of Venue, The Citadel Theatre |
| 2013 | Hamilton Fringe Festival | Jamie's Gone | Best of Hamilton Fringe |
| 2015 | Hamilton Fringe Festival | Oasis Love | 2nd Runner Up in New Play Contest |
| 2015 | Ontario Arts Council | Oasis Love | Theatre Creators Reserve |
| 2015 | The Cabaret Company | Oasis Love | Theatre Creators Reserve |
| 2018 | Broadway World | The Girl in the Photograph | Best Fringe Festival Production |
COACHES/INSTRUCTORS
Acting
Tatiana Jennings, Dean Gilmour (Bouffant, Clown and Mask), Michele “Mimi” Smith (Clown), Steve Wilsher (Stage Combat), Verrick Grimes (Physical Theatre), Diana Belshaw, John Bourgeois, Thomas Hauff, Kerr Wells (Physical Theatre), Karin Randoja (Physical Theatre), Maja Ardal, Janet Laine-Green (On-Screen), Booth Savage (On-Screen), Gavin Crawford, Sky Gilbert, Shaista LatifMovement
Catherine Marrion, Pam Johnson (Contact Improv & Dance), Kelly McEvenue (Alexander Technique), Viv Moore (Dance), Maya Ardal (Integrated Laban Efforts)Puppetry
Paul De Jong, Tijiki Morris, Talia DelCoglianoVoice
Rena Gaile (Contemporary Vocal), Paul De Jong (Speech), Karin Randoja (Speech, Singing), John Millard (Singing), Christine Berg (Speech), Catherine Marrion (Speech)Playwriting
Maja Ardal, Kate Lushington