René LaVice (Canadian drum & bass artist)

René LaVice (born 31 May 1990) is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ, and singer. His song "The Calling", featuring Ivy Mairi, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 118 following a placement on BBC Radio 1's A List playlist. The song also featured as the station's Track of the Day and appeared on its In New Music We Trust playlist. LaVice has also officially remixed the likes of Nero, Wilkinson, Rudimental and A-Trak and supported The Prodigy on their 2015 UK arena tour. In October 2017, it was announced that LaVice would be taking over as host of BBC Radio 1's long-running drum and bass show, from the previous host of 6 years, Friction (who took over from Fabio & Grooverider), in November 2017. His final show was on 29 August 2022. "Rene LaVice Guest Mix". K Mag. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. "Rene LaVice's favourite tracks". The Guardian. February 27, 2015. Records, R. A. M. (2015-01-29). "Not only was @ReneLaVice #TheCalling track of the day it's also been added to the @BBCR1 #InNewMusicWeTrust playlistpic.twitter.com/62o1Mlldmt". @RAMrecordsltd. Retrieved 2018-01-12. "Friction announces departure from Radio 1 & 1Xtra, Rene LaVice to takeover from November". UKF. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-01-12. Peak positions for the Dance albums in the UK: For Insidious: "Chart Archive > February 17, 2013". Official Charts Company. February 17, 2013. Peak positions in the United Kingdom: For "The Calling": "CHART: CLUK Update 14.03.2015 (wk10)". Zobbel.de. March 14, 2015. Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK: For "The Calling": "Chart Archive > 8 March 2015". Official Charts Company. March 8, 2015. Peak positions for the Indie singles in the UK: For "The Calling": "Chart Archive > 8 March 2015". Official Charts Company. March 8, 2015.