Most people probably recognize Dave “Switch” Taylor as the one half of Major Lazer that isn’t featured in Blackberry commercials, but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that there are many layers to this London-based, genre-blending DJ. Now that Diplo is the sole executive producer of the Major Lazer project, it might be a good time to see what Switch is capable of on his own.

Dave Taylor’s first exposure to electronic music came through a fascination with the London club scene in the 1990s, which was brimming with jungle and drum ‘n’ bass producers at the time. After being exposed to electronic artists like Man Parrish and Afrika Bambaata, Taylor tried his hand at producing drum ‘n’ bass tracks himself. Something must have clicked when he heard American DJs Todd Terry and Kenny Dope spin at a London warehouse party, because shortly after, Dave Taylor quit his job, bought a computer and a sampler, and moved to the south of France to became a house DJ.

In the early 2000s, Taylor became a staple of the France house scene, recording for several electronic labels (including his own imprint Dubsided), and collaborating with other French house DJs. Taylor started a project with London house DJ Trevor Loveys called Switch, and though the duo have parted ways, Taylor has retained the Switch moniker and aesthetic established in tracks like “Get Ya Dub On” and “Just Bounce 2 This.” Though Switch began as a house project, he soon became known for incorporating and mish-mashing genres like reggae and trance with fidget house, a sub-genre of house that is characterized by glitchy beats and pitch-bent basslines.

Switch became known outside the French house music scene when his work on M.I.A.’s critically heralded debut Arular. He would soon form a bond with future Major Lazer collaborator Diplo through M.I.A.’s introduction, a partnership responsible for the dancehall club essential “Pon De Floor.”

Though Diplo and Switch’s partnership has yielded some of their most popular output, Switch’s production discography outside of his work with Diplo has left a major impact on the pop music charts. Here is Switch’s best production work for this week’s edition of the Producer Mixtape.