Music Directory Canada (MDC) – first edition published in 1983. Published by Norris-Whitney Communications based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Ninth edition is now available to purchase at bookstores across Canada and online at Music Books Plus.
The Directory features over 60 categories pertaining to the music industry in Canada. Each listing includes: company, contact, address, phone, fax, e-mail, website and description. 660 pages. Some of the categories are: acoustic consultants, artwork, graphics, associations, awards, booking agents, choral groups, clubs, competitions, concert promoters, concert venues, consumer audio/video suppliers, consumer & trade shows, custom duplicators, financial aid, financial services, government agencies, insurance companies, internet music resources, jingle production companies, production houses, lawyers, lighting & special effects suppliers, management companies, camps, schools, conferences, consultants, education, festivals, journalists, libraries, merchandising, photographers, publications, publishers, services, television, instruments, sound equipment suppliers, opera, orchestras, packaging, labelling, performing and mechanical rights societies, promotion, publicity, rackjobbers, radio program distributors, radio stations, radio stations - campus, recording, record producers, studios, rehearsal studios, ticket agencies, touring networks, video distribution, video production and more.
Norris-Whitney Communications also publishes the following four magazines: Canadian Musician, Canadian Music Trade, Professional Lighting & Production and Professional Sound.
Another division of Norris-Whitney Communications is Music Books Plus