The Mane (Band)

The Mane is a Ohio-based rock/alternative band, consisting of members Damien “Dami” Copeland, Jeffery Buck, Leonardo Brooks, Grace-Allison Doyle, and Xavier Ellis. The band is rumored to be working on their next album, after their comeback album, I sincerely apologize for what happens next, became a huge success worldwide.
== History ==
=== Formation of the band ===
The Mane was formed at the University of Cincinnati in 2014, by friends Xavier Ellis, Damien “Dami” Copeland, and Leonardo Brooks. The band recruited two more members later on, Jeffery Buck and Gracie-Allison Doyle. As soon as Buck and Doyle were recruited, the band began working on their first few songs.
The Mane released their first album, The Mane, on February 18th, 2015. The band went on to perform across the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The band went on to perform around Ohio from 2016-2017. 
=== Hiatus ===
A few months before their graduation, The Mane decide to go on hiatus to focus on personal life. In 2019, Xavier and his band mates graduated from the University of Cincinnati. During their hiatus, Xavier went on to work as a sports medicine physician for the Cleveland Cavaliers and become a wrestler a year later. Damien focused on his solo rock career, Jeffery worked as a music teacher at an Indianapolis elementary school, Leo worked on Broadway, and Grace worked on her own music.
=== Reunion ===
==== Taken from the I Sincerely Apologize article. ====
On March 21st, 2020, Twitter users Lisa (she/they, @DAMNHAUSEN) and Ozzy (they/them, @B0WMANBABE) discovered that wrestler Xavier Ellis had a band in college called “Xavier and the Mane (now known as simply “The Mane”). Both users found the band’s self-titled debut album on Spotify and Youtube. Tracks from the album “Crutch” and “Silver Lining” resurfaced and became a hit on wrestling Twitter and Tiktok. Xavier noticed that his band was gaining traction and decided it was time to get The Mane back together to work on new music during quarantine.
== Discography ==
* The Mane (2015)
* I Sincerely Apologize for What Happens Next (2021)
* I Sincerely Apologize for What Happens Next: The Aftermath (2022)
* I Sincerely Apologize: The Demos (2022)
* TM3 (TBA)
== Trivia ==
* Xavier accidentally cursed in an interview with The Today Show. This is not the first time he cursed on family-friendly programming. 
* Damien is a self-proclaimed “flexitarian”. He eats both vegan and plant-based food and meat.
* To avoid confusion with the band “The Maine”, voice assistants require fans to say “Xavier Ellis and The Mane” instead of “The Mane”, if they want to learn about the band or listen to their music.
* The band’s most popular song is “particles”.
* Gracie-Allison is openly trans. She uses she/her pronouns.