# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/switch
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:49:44.386Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/switch"
name: "Switch"
slug: "switch"
description: "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. He was nominated at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year category for \"Paper Planes\" by M.I.A., which he co-produced with Diplo. 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."
tagline: "British DJ, record producer, composer, remixer and sound engineer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Switchdj.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "2000"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.81
  momentum:             7.913385826771653
  historical:           9.440032
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/therealswitch"
    handle:    "therealswitch"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/SwitchDubsided"
    handle:    "SwitchDubsided"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.dubsided.co.uk"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/106878"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84"
    title: "يحول"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(music_producer)"
    title: "Switch (music producer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(DJ)"
    title: "Switch (DJ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(DJ)"
    title: "Switch (DJ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(disc_jockey)"
    title: "Switch (disc jockey)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(DJ)"
    title: "Switch (DJ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(DJ)"
    title: "Switch (DJ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(DJ)"
    title: "Switch (DJ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(%E8%A9%9E%E6%9B%B2%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6)"
    title: "Switch (詞曲作家)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95f7588e-a838-464e-a03a-348ea93503f8"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3101707"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump