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'''Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur''' (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian bassist who played with [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] from October 1999 through the breakup in 2000.

She was recruited as the bassist for the band [[W:Hole (band)|Hole]] in the summer of 1994 and is included on several Hole releases, including the album ''[[~~W:Celebrity Skin|~~Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998). She left Hole in 1999, joined [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] as a touring member, and began her solo career. She has also collaborated with [[W:Indochine (band)|Indochine]], [[W:Rufus Wainwright|Rufus Wainwright]], [[W:Ric Ocasek|Ric Ocasek]] and [[W:Neverending White Lights|Neverending White Lights]].

She was recruited as the bassist for the band [[W:Hole (band)|Hole]] in the summer of 1994 and is included on several Hole releases, including the album ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998). She left Hole in 1999, joined [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] as a touring member, and began her solo career. She has also collaborated with [[W:Indochine (band)|Indochine]], [[W:Rufus Wainwright|Rufus Wainwright]], [[W:Ric Ocasek|Ric Ocasek]] and [[W:Neverending White Lights|Neverending White Lights]].

Auf der Maur is a photographer and occasional actress. Her photographs have been included in ''[[W:National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' and exhibited at [[W:Sotheby's|Sotheby's]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/music-on-photography-melissa-auf-der-maur/|title=Music on ... Photography: Photos From Melissa Auf der Maur - National Geographic|date=2012-05-01|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/musician-sally-taylor-attends-the-cocktail-party-to-news-photo/166169859|title=Musician Sally Taylor attends the Cocktail Party to Celebrate Melissa...|website=Getty Images|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> She has acted in ''[[W:How to Make the Cruelest Month|How to Make the Cruelest Month]]'' (1998), ''[[W:Beyond Borders (film)|Beyond Borders]]'' (2003) and ''[[W:Collaborator (film)|Collaborator]]'' (2011).