Switch (music producer)

Switch
Switch in Tokyo, 2018
Background information
Also known as
  • Switch
  • A. Brucker
  • Solid Groove
Born
David James Andrew Taylor
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentTurntables
Years active2003–present
Formerly ofMajor Lazer

David James Andrew Taylor, better known by his stage name Switch, is an English record producer, songwriter, DJ, and sound engineer. He is best known for his work with Beyoncé, M.I.A. and Major Lazer, of which he was a founding member.[1][2][3][4] He was nominated at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year category for "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.,[5] which he co-produced with Diplo.[6] Other artists he has produced include Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, Santigold, and Brandy among many others. He has released various singles under his own name, and is also well known for remixing and producing for many major artists.

Switch is the founder and owner of the independent record label Diary Records, founded in 2018.

Collaborations

Most notably, Switch has worked extensively with fellow British artist M.I.A., co-producing tracks on her albums Arular, Kala, and Matangi.[3][7] For the latter, he travelled to work with M.I.A. in A. R. Rahman's Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios and other locations such as Kodambakkam, Chennai and Trinidad and Tobago. He said in an interview with Flaunt magazine in 2010: "When you go somewhere like India, and especially Jamaica, it puts you in a different train of thought, outside your usual working conditions. They use music as their voice; they use it for politics, for religion. So, I think for people that are struggling, they can use it to vent frustrations, or to celebrate".[8]

In 2009, Switch collaborated with fellow producer Diplo (whom he met through M.I.A.) to create the album Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do under the name Major Lazer.[4] In 2010, they released the EP Lazers Never Die.[9] However, he left the group in 2011.

In 2019, Switch released Chaka Khan's record Hello Happiness through his independent record label Diary Records.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Mix albums

  • 2006 House Bash-Up Mix (given away free with Mixmag)
  • 2008 Fabric Live.43 – Get Familiar (Mixed by Sinden)

Singles

  • 2003 "Get Ya Dub On"
  • 2004 "Get on Downz"
  • 2005 "Just Bounce 2 This"
  • 2005 "This is Sick"[11]
  • 2006 "A Bit Patchy"
  • 2011 "I Still Love You"

Production discography

Remixes

Songs that Switch has remixed include:

References

  1. ^ a b "Beyonce". The Official Beyoncé Site. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (27 January 2009). "Diplo, Switch Do Dancehall With M.I.A., Santogold". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Pytlik, Mark. "M.I.A.: Kala". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Plagenhoef, Scott. "Major Lazer: Guns Don't Kill People-- Lazers Do". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Switch | Artist". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Winners: 51st Grammy Awards - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b Zoladz, Lindsay. "M.I.A.: Matangi". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ Tewksbury, Drew (2 July 2009). "DIPLO + SWITCH = MAJOR LAZER". Flaunt. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  9. ^ Dolan, Jon (2 August 2010). "Lazers Never Die". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Gail (8 February 2019). "Chaka Khan on Why She Released Her First Album in 12 Years". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "This is Sick - Solid Groove - Who Sampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  12. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (21 April 2011). "New Beyoncé Single and Video Coming Tomorrow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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