Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian rock musician. She began her career playing bass in the band Tinker and later toured with The Smashing Pumpkins. In 1994, she joined Hole as bassist, contributing to their critically acclaimed album Celebrity Skin. As a solo artist, she released the albums Auf der Maur and Out Of Our Minds. Her most popular songs include Followed the Waves, Skin Receiver, and Taste You. Auf der Maur has appeared in the documentary films Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero and Buke & Gase, as well as the feature film Collaborator.