MECADO

Former Dutch label, full name: Music Entertainment Creative Artist Development Organisation. It released dance CD compilations at such rate that it is claimed to be responsible for the death of the Gabber culture in the Netherlands. The fast rate at which releases were published became a problem when the Gabber hype died down as the releases were paid for in advance without any backup capital. Its distributory (Dureco - Musicnet) started to withhold funds and in 1998 the company folded. The company was also involved in some lawsuits regarding the use of similar named artists on their compilations and was forced to recall several of their releases.