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| | name = Melissa Auf der Maur | | | name = Melissa Auf der Maur |
| | image = Melissa Auf der Maur - Manchester (crop).jpg | | | image = Melissa Auf der Maur - Manchester (crop).jpg |
| | alt = A female musician performing with a bass guitar against a black and blue backdrop. A microphone is visible above her. | | | alt = A female musician performing with a bass guitar against a black and blue backdrop. A microphone is visible above her. |
| | caption = Melissa Auf der Maur performing in 2010 | | | caption = Melissa Auf der Maur performing in 2010 |
| | background = solo_singer | | | background = solo_singer |
| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|17|mf=yes}} | | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|17|mf=yes}} |
| | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | | | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| | genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| | | occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, photographer, actress, record producer, film producer, creative director |
| | occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, photographer, actress, record producer, film producer, creative director | | | instrument = Vocals, bass, guitar |
| | instrument = Vocals, [[bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]]<!-- only list those primarily known for using, per [[Template:Infobox_musical_artist/doc#instrument]]--> | | | years_active = 1993–present |
| | years_active = 1993–present | | | associated_acts = [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[w:Tinker (band)|Tinker]], [[w:Hole (band)|Hole]], Constant Comment, [[w:Team Sleep|Team Sleep]], The Chelsea, Hand of Doom |
| | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], PHI–MAdM Music | | | website = {{URL|xmadmx.com}} |
| | associated_acts = [[Tinker (band)|Tinker]], [[Hole (band)|Hole]], Constant Comment, [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Team Sleep]], The Chelsea, Hand of Doom
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| | father = [[Nick Auf Der Maur]]
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| | mother = [[Linda Gaboriau]]
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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. |
| '''Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɔː|f|_|d|ər|_|ˈ|m|aʊər}};<ref name="mr">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/melissa-auf-der-maur-calls-hole-an-intense-experience-235665|title=Melissa Auf der Maur calls Hole an "intense" experience | Guitar News|work=[[w:MusicRadar|MusicRadar]]|publisher=[[w:Future plc|Future plc]]|last=Bosso|first=Joe|date=February 5, 2010|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, photographer and actress. | |
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| Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the [[indie rock]] band [[Tinker (band)|Tinker]] while she was a student at [[Concordia University]]. She was recruited as the bassist for the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Hole (band)|Hole]] in the summer of 1994 and is included on several Hole releases, including the album ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998). Following her departure from Hole in 1999, Auf der Maur briefly joined [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] as a touring member for its 2000 tour and began her solo career; her debut studio album, ''[[Auf der Maur (album)|Auf der Maur]]'', was released in 2004 on [[Capitol Records]] and her second studio album, ''[[Out of Our Minds]]'', was released in 2010 on her own independent record label, PHI–MAdM Music. She has also collaborated with [[Indochine (band)|Indochine]], [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Ric Ocasek]] and [[Neverending White Lights]].
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| Auf der Maur is also a photographer and occasional actress. Her photographs have been included in ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' and exhibited at [[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 ''[[How to Make the Cruelest Month]]'' (1998), ''[[Beyond Borders (film)|Beyond Borders]]'' (2003) and ''[[Collaborator (film)|Collaborator]]'' (2011). As part of her 2009 multidisciplinary project ''Out of Our Minds''—which produced an album, a [[Out of Our Minds (song)|single]], a [[Out of Our Minds (film)|film]] and a comic book—Auf der Maur acted as a film and record producer, working alongside her husband and filmmaker [[Tony Stone (filmmaker)|Tony Stone]]. Stone and Auf der Maur are the creative directors and owners of [[Basilica Hudson]], an arts and performance center in [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]], [[New York (state)|New York]].
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| [[VH1]] placed Auf der Maur at number 68 on its list of 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll in 2007<ref name="asm">{{cite web|url=http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/135_melissa_auf_der_maur_interview.html|title=Interview: Melissa Auf Der Maur|work=[[w:AskMen|AskMen]]|publisher=[[w:Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis]]|date=July 20, 2007|accessdate=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719031051/http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/135_melissa_auf_der_maur_interview.html|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and her solo albums have received favorable reviews.<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/auf-der-maur|title=Auf der Maur Profile|work=[[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]]|publisher=[[w:CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref>
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| ==Early life==
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| Auf der Maur was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] to journalist and politician [[Nick Auf der Maur]] and journalist and literary translator [[Linda Gaboriau]]. Auf der Maur's father's family was [[Swiss people|Swiss–German]] and her mother's was mixed European-American. Gaboriau was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] in the United States. As a result, she holds dual Canadian–American citizenship.<ref name="ts">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2010/06/12/former_hole_bassist_goes_out_of_her_mind.html|title=Former Hole bassist goes out of her mind|work=[[w:Toronto Star|Toronto Star]]|publisher=[[w:Star Media Group|Star Media Group]]|last=Hunter|first=Jennifer|date=June 12, 2010|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Auf der Maur's surname translates to English as "on the wall", as "maur" was derived from the German word for "wall" (''die Mauer''). She has stated that her grandmother, Theresia Schaelin-Auf der Maur, was "always pounding my heritage down my throat—reminding me that I'm the last one in North America to further the name".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Healy|first=Mark|title=Melissa Auf der Maur of Hole|journal=[[w:Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Wenner Media|date=April 1, 1999|issue=809|url=http://melissaaufdermaur.org/articles/view/28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821180728/http://melissaaufdermaur.org/articles/view/28|archivedate=August 21, 2011|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref>
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| Auf der Maur did not meet her father until she was three years old. Gaboriau called Nick Auf der Maur after her daughter began questioning her about her father's identity. Reflecting on the encounter, Auf der Maur said "[my father] realised my mother Linda was the love of his life because she'd offered the gift of this child without any demands. He fell madly in love with her [and] pursued her for two years". Auf der Maur and Gaboriau married in 1978 when Melissa was six years old. The couple divorced in 1979 after which Auf der Maur traveled worldwide with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/aug/08/popandrock2|title=This much I know: Melissa Auf der Maur, singer | Music|work=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]]|publisher=[[w:Guardian Media Group|Guardian Media Group]]|last=Cochrane|first=Lauren|date=August 8, 2004|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> A portion of Auf der Maur's childhood was spent living in "a circus caravan in [[Wales]], a red post-office box truck in Morocco, and a hut in Kenya" with her mother. During her time in Kenya, she contracted three bouts of [[malaria]] and returned to Montreal.<ref name="chron">{{cite web|url=http://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/girl-from-the-north-country-melissa-auf-der-maur/Content?oid=2130721|title=Melissa Auf der Maur: Girl from the North Country | Music|work=Chronogram|publisher=Luminary Publishing|last=Aaron|first=Peter|date=March 1, 2011|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref>
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| In Montreal, Auf der Maur attended the [[F.A.C.E. School|Fine Arts Core Education]] (FACE) School and [[MIND High School|Moving in New Directions]] (MIND) High School—both of which are schools of [[alternative education]]. At FACE, she was a member of the classical choir and at MIND, she was "part of the small English elite", where she formed friendships with [[Leonard Cohen]]{{'}}s daughter Lorca and [[Rufus Wainwright]].<ref name="ts" /><ref name="chron" /> At school, she became interested in photography and subsequently attended [[Concordia University]], from which she majored in photography in 1994. At Concordia at age 19, Auf der Maur began working part-time as a [[disc jockey]] at Bifteck, a well known rock club, where she met several musicians including [[Steve Durand]].<ref name="chron" />
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| ==Music career==
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| ===1993–94: Tinker===
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| During her time as a DJ at Bifteck, Auf der Maur met fellow Concordia University student [[Steve Durand]], with whom she formed [[Tinker (band)|Tinker]] in November 1993. Durand assumed guitar duties and Auf der Maur began playing bass, using a [[Fender Precision Bass]] that her father had purchased for her 21st birthday.<ref name="ts" /> The duo recruited a second guitarist, [[Jordon Zadorozny]], and a drummer and began performing at Montreal venues.<ref name="chron" />
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| At a [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]] performance at [[Les Foufounes Électriques]] in 1991, Auf der Maur had become friends with vocalist and guitarist [[Billy Corgan]]. During the performance, Auf der Maur's roommate heckled the band between songs and threw a beer bottle onstage while the band were performing, leading to "a strangling fist fight" between him and Corgan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/you-should-have-been-there/article4277853/?page=2|title=Live Concerts: 'You should have been there!'|work=[[w:The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[w:The Woodbridge Company|The Woodbridge Company]]/[[w:Bell Canada|Bell Canada]]|date=June 26, 2009|accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Auf der Maur explained:
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| {{Quote|"My friend Bruce ''(Cawdron)'', who later became the drummer in [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]], was there and he whispered, 'God, this guy has attitude. They're acting like they're playing an arena. And he then threw a bottle at Billy and shouted, 'Drop the fucking attitude!' Bill dived off the stage, put his hands around Bruce's neck, and they started fighting. I thought, 'Great. You just ruined the show.' I went up to Billy afterwards and said, 'I'd like to apologise on behalf of [[Montreal]]. You are my new favourite band.'"<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[w:Q (magazine)|Q]]'', August 2004, p59</ref>}}
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| Auf der Maur and Corgan became [[pen pal]]s. Following months of no contact, Auf der Maur sent a letter to Corgan requesting that Tinker open for The Smashing Pumpkins during their next tour date in Montreal. Corgan accepted her request and Tinker performed the largest show of their career, to 2,500 people, opening for The Smashing Pumpkins at [[Métropolis (concert hall)|Métropolis]] on November 30, 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blurtonline.com/feature/into-the-twilight-zone-melissa-auf-der-maur-2|title=Into the Twilight Zone: Melissa Auf der Maur|work=[[w:Blurt (magazine)|Blurt]]|last=Hadadi|first=Roxana|date=June 2, 2010|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Corgan, Auf der Maur recalled, "patted me on the back. He said, 'You're a really good bass player. You're going to be in my band one day.' It felt like a dream come true – exactly the kind of confidence boost I needed."<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[w:Q (magazine)|Q]]'', August 2004, p59</ref>
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| Tinker had a brief recording career, releasing two [[Gramophone record|7"]] singles, "Realalie" and "Green Machine", on the independent record label Bear Records in 1994.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''"Realalie"''|others=[[w:Tinker (band)|Tinker]]|year=1994|type=Sleeve notes|publisher=Bear Records|id=7-8609-50008-7-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''"Green Machine"''|others=[[w:Tinker (band)|Tinker]]|year=1994|type=Sleeve notes|publisher=Bear Records|id=BR 07}}</ref> The group disbanded in summer 1994 after Auf der Maur accepted [[Courtney Love]]{{'}}s invitation to become the bassist for the [[alternative rock]] band [[Hole (band)|Hole]], a job she initially declined:
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| {{Quote|"Billy called me and said, 'I'm coming through town on ''(1994's)'' [[List of Lollapalooza lineups by year|Lollapalooza]] next week. But the great news is, you're going to join my friend [[Courtney Love|Courtney]]'s band. And that's when it all started ... Within a week, I had every friend calling me saying, 'Are you crazy?' My father said, 'What do you mean? The big Pumpkin guy offered you a real job in music and you said ''no?''' By that time, Courtney got my phone number and said, 'What do you mean, you don't want to join my band? You're getting on a plane to Seattle tomorrow.' And I did. She and [[Patty Schemel|Patty]] came to pick me up at the airport, and she was very funny, very sweet. And she was very good to me from day one. Very welcoming. She had all these lesbian nannies and assistants. There was a really cool, tight clan of mothering, care-taking lesbians. Everyone was very nice.'"<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[w:Q (magazine)|Q]]'', August 2004, p59</ref>}}
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| ===1994–99: Hole===
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| In summer 1994, Hole was in need of a new bassist after the death of [[Kristen Pfaff]]. Of her original decision to decline Love's offer to join, Auf der Maur recollected: "I said no because it seemed like a very sad scenario to be going into ... it just seemed like a very sad place", citing Pfaff's death a "red flag" and a reason to not join the band.<ref>[[w:#HSH|Auf der Maur 2011]], 45:36–46:05</ref> Upon meeting Love and drummer [[Patty Schemel]], Auf der Maur said she got "a flash of destiny in her eyes" and accepted the offer. She completed her [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] (B.F.A.) at Concordia and was recruited as the bassist for Hole two weeks prior to its performance at the 1994 [[Reading Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cine-vue.com/2012/11/interview-melissa-auf-der-maur-hit-so.html|title=Interview: Melissa Auf der Maur, Hit So Hard|publisher=CineVue|last=Gumble|first=Daniel|date=November 11, 2012|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruralintelligence.com/index.php/arts_section/arts_articles_music/melissa_auf_der_maur_the_rock_goddess_in_our_midst_appearing_at_club_helsin|title=Arts Section: Music – Melissa Auf der Maur, The Rock Goddess in Our Midst, Appearing at Club Helsinki|work=Rural Intelligence|last=Bethany|first=Marilyn|date=March 7, 2011|accessdate=June 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701062436/http://www.ruralintelligence.com/index.php/arts_section/arts_articles_music/melissa_auf_der_maur_the_rock_goddess_in_our_midst_appearing_at_club_helsin|archive-date=July 1, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "[[Lou Barlow]] and [[Evan Dando]] were watching from the side of the stage," she recalled. "I probably didn't even move. I just thought, 'As long as I get these parts right, it'll be just fine.'"<ref name="ReferenceB">''[[w:Q (magazine)|Q]]'', August 2004, p60</ref>
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| From 1994 to 1995, Auf der Maur toured worldwide with Hole in support of its second studio album, ''[[Live Through This]]'' (1994). On the tour, Auf der Maur was described by guitarist [[Eric Erlandson]] as "bringing sunshine to the band" during the "dark and grey" atmosphere of the tour, which was problematic due to the band's recent bereavements—notably the death of Pfaff and Love's husband [[Kurt Cobain]]—as well as Love's drug addiction.<ref>[[w:#HSH|Erlandson 2011]], 47:00–47:11</ref> Auf der Maur befriended Patty Schemel and rented a house with her following the two-year-long tour. The duo began a side project, Constant Comment, and released a split 7" single with [[Red Aunts]] on [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]] featuring the song "Firecrasher".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''"Who"/"Firecrasher"''|others=[[w:Red Aunts|Red Aunts]]/Constant Comment|year=1997|type=Sleeve notes|publisher=[[w:Sympathy for the Record Industry|Sympathy for the Record Industry]]|id=SFTRI 495}}</ref> Auf der Maur has since said her friendship and musical compatibility between her and Schemel was based on a "redhead connection"; Schemel has referred to Auf der Maur as her "anchor" during the period following the death of Pfaff and Cobain.<ref>[[w:#HSH|Auf der Maur & Schemel 2011]], 47:12–48:25</ref>
| | 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]]. |
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| [[File:Hole Live at Public Assembly NYC April 2013.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Auf der Maur (''left'') performing at Hole's one-off reunion at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, New York on April 12, 2012]]
| | 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). |
| Auf der Maur was featured on various Hole releases, including the 1996 non-album single "[[Gold Dust Woman#Cover versions|Gold Dust Woman]]" and on various live tracks on ''[[My Body, the Hand Grenade]]'' (1997). She was featured on the band's third studio album, ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998), performing bass and co-composing five of the 12 songs. ''Celebrity Skin'' was a major critical and commercial success; it charted at number 9 in the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart and number 3 in the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], as well its lead single and [[Celebrity Skin (song)|title track]] peaking at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hole-mn0000680476/awards|title=Hole | Awards|work=[[w:AllMusic|AllMusic]]|publisher=[[w:All Media Network|All Media Network]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> It has since been certified platinum in both the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Celebrity+Skin%22|title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|publisher=[[w:Recording Industry Association of America|Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Celebrity+Skin&sa=Hole&smt=0|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130620044904/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Celebrity+Skin&sa=Hole&smt=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2013|title=Gold and Platinum Search|publisher=[[w:Music Canada|Music Canada]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> Following the tour in support of its release, Auf der Maur left Hole in October 1999 as her five-year contract with the band ended and she wished "to grow in many different directions".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/519301/melissa-auf-der-maur-leaves-hole|title=Melissa Auf der Maur Leaves Hole – Music, Celebrity and Artist News|work=[[w:MTV|MTV]]|publisher=[[w:Viacom Media Networks|Viacom Media Networks]]|date=October 25, 1999|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref>
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| In June 2009, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Hole was reforming. Love claimed that Auf der Maur was rejoining as bassist to record on her upcoming album ''[[Nobody's Daughter]]''—which was being rebranded as a Hole album—and performing on the supporting tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=the_return_of_hole_courtney_love_s_in_th&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012223623/http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=the_return_of_hole_courtney_love_s_in_th&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|title=The Return of Hole – Courtney Love's In-the-Studio Video Diary|work=[[w:NME|NME]]|publisher=[[w:IPC Media|IPC Media]]|last=Martin|first=Dan|date=June 17, 2009|archivedate=October 12, 2012|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> Auf der Maur stated that she was "surprised and disappointed" by the announcement and had no intention of partaking in the reformed band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/hole/49289|title=Courtney Love's Hole 'reunion' slammed by Melissa Auf der Maur - News|work=[[w:NME|NME]]|publisher=[[w:IPC Media|IPC Media]]|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> Despite several legal issues, ''Nobody's Daughter'' was released as Hole's fourth studio album in April 2010 with [[Shawn Dailey]] replacing Auf der Maur as bassist.
| | VH1 placed Auf der Maur at number 68 on its list of 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll in 2007<ref name="asm">{{cite web|url=http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/135_melissa_auf_der_maur_interview.html|title=Interview: Melissa Auf Der Maur|work=[[w:AskMen|AskMen]]|publisher=[[w:Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis]]|date=July 20, 2007|accessdate=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719031051/http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/135_melissa_auf_der_maur_interview.html|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and her solo albums have received favorable reviews.<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/auf-der-maur|title=Auf der Maur Profile|work=[[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]]|publisher=[[w:CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> |
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| Hole reunited again—with the ''Celebrity Skin'' line-up of Love, Erlandson, Auf der Maur and Schemel—for a one-off performance at Public Assembly in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]] on April 12, 2012 at an after-party for Schemel's film ''[[Hit So Hard]]'' (2011). Originally Auf der Maur, Erlandson and Schemel were performing as a trio until Love arrived for a spontaneous performance of "[[Miss World (song)|Miss World]]" and "Over the Edge".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/hole-reunion-new-york.html|title=Hole reunites in New York following film screening|work=[[w:Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[w:Tribune Company|Tribune Company]]|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> ''[[The Quietus]]'' reported in April 2014 that the four members had reunited although in subsequent interviews, Love downplayed talk of an imminent reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/14899-hole-courtney-love-wedding-day|title=News | Courtney Love Reforms Classic Hole Line-Up|work=[[w:The Quietus|The Quietus]]|date=April 2, 2014|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1673827/courtney-love-downplays-hole-reunion-talk-promises-to-join-foe-dave-grohl-onstage-at-nirvanas-rock-hall-induction/video/|title=Courtney Love Downplays Hole Reunion Talk, Vows To Join Foe Dave Grohl Onstage At Nirvana's Rock Hall Induction|last=Lapatine|first=Steve|date=April 7, 2014|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref> In April 2016, Auf der Maur stated in an interview that she no longer had time or energy for a full-fledged reunion, but would be interested in wrapping up the Hole legacy with a retrospective disc and small set of tour dates.<ref>http://blastecho.com/bassist-melissa-auf-der-maur-offers-conditions-for-a-hole-reunion/</ref>
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| | Original Smashing Pumpkins bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] left the band in September 1999 during the recording of the band's fifth studio album, ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011121320/http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611|title=D'Arcy Exits Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[w:Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[w:Prometheus Global Media|Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 10, 1999|archivedate=October 11, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> In October 1999, Auf der Maur was recruited as her replacement by Billy Corgan, with whom she was still friends from her time in Tinker and Hole. "Courtney knew I was leaving to make my solo project," she explained. "But then, coincidentally, the week that I left Hole was the week D'Arcy left the Pumpkins. So, within a week, Billy called me and said, 'The stars have aligned: it's time for you to join ''my'' band.' I ''had'' to do it."<ref name="ReferenceB">''[[w:Q (magazine)|Q]]'', August 2004, p60</ref> |
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| ===1999–00: The Smashing Pumpkins=== | | Auf der Maur was featured on neither ''Machina/The Machines of God'' nor ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]'' (2000) as Wretzky's remaining bass duties were assumed by Corgan during recording sessions, but she played with the Pumpkins during the ''Machina'' tour from December 1999 to December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/07/for_your_sunday_night_listenin.php|title=For Your Excessive Heat Warning Listening Pleasure: Smashing Pumpkins at Bronco Bowl|work=[[w:Dallas Observer|Dallas Observer]]|publisher=[[w:Voice Media Group|Voice Media Group]]|last=Wilonsky|first=Robert|date=July 31, 2011|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> The tour covered North America, Japan and Europe and was described by Auf der Maur as "very ambitious". Reflecting on the tour, she said: "they would always be changing arrangements and keys of songs. The work ethic of the Pumpkins is so full-on and so demanding ... joining [the band] was just intense work, much more about work than about emotional experience".<ref name="asm" /> She performed at various shows, including the band's final television performance on ''[[w:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and the band's final show at the [[w:Cabaret Metro|Cabaret Metro]] in [[w:Chicago|Chicago]], [[w:Illinois|Illinois]] on December 2, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909113134/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder|title=Smashing Pumpkins Look Back in Wonder|work=[[w:Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Wenner Media|last=Fricke|first=David|authorlink=w:David Fricke|date=December 22, 2000|archivedate=September 9, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> as well as appearing in the band's music videos. Smashing Pumpkins broke up at the end of the year 2000. |
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| Original Smashing Pumpkins bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] left the band in September 1999 during the recording of the band's fifth studio album, ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011121320/http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611|title=D'Arcy Exits Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[w:Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[w:Prometheus Global Media|Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 10, 1999|archivedate=October 11, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> In October 1999, Auf der Maur was recruited as her replacement by Billy Corgan, with whom she was still friends from her time in Tinker and Hole. "Courtney knew I was leaving to make my solo project," she explained. "But then, coincidentally, the week that I left Hole was the week D'Arcy left the Pumpkins. So, within a week, Billy called me and said, 'The stars have aligned: it's time for you to join ''my'' band.' I ''had'' to do it."<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
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| Auf der Maur was featured on neither ''Machina/The Machines of God'' nor ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]'' (2000) as Wretzky's remaining bass duties were assumed by Corgan during recording sessions, but she played with the Pumpkins during the ''Machina'' tour from December 1999 to December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/07/for_your_sunday_night_listenin.php|title=For Your Excessive Heat Warning Listening Pleasure: Smashing Pumpkins at Bronco Bowl|work=[[w:Dallas Observer|Dallas Observer]]|publisher=[[w:Voice Media Group|Voice Media Group]]|last=Wilonsky|first=Robert|date=July 31, 2011|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> The tour covered North America, Japan and Europe and was described by Auf der Maur as "very ambitious". Reflecting on the tour, she said: "they would always be changing arrangements and [[Key (music)|key]]s of songs. The work ethic of the Pumpkins is so full-on and so demanding ... joining [the band] was just intense work, much more about work than about emotional experience".<ref name="asm" /> She performed at various shows, including the band's final television performance on ''[[w:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and the band's final show at the [[w:Cabaret Metro|Cabaret Metro]] in [[w:Chicago|Chicago]], [[w:Illinois|Illinois]] on December 2, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909113134/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder|title=Smashing Pumpkins Look Back in Wonder|work=[[w:Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Wenner Media|last=Fricke|first=David|authorlink=David Fricke|date=December 22, 2000|archivedate=September 9, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> as well as appearing in the band's music videos. Smashing Pumpkins broke up at the end of the year 2000.
| | In February 2006, MTV reported that Corgan and drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] had signed a new management deal with Azoff Management, with a spokesperson confirming they had signed under The Smashing Pumpkins moniker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221072654/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml|title=Smashing Pumpkins Reunion is Under Way, According to Sources – Music, Celebrity and Artist News|work=[[w:MTV|MTV]]|publisher=[[w:Viacom Media Networks|Viacom Media Networks]]|last1=Harris|last2=Perez|first1=Chris|first2=Rodrigo|date=February 2, 2006|archivedate=December 21, 2010|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> In response, Auf der Maur said in a separate interview that "as long as Billy has Jimmy, he can make the essential Pumpkins record, I'm sure" and when asked of her involvement said she was not planning on participating in the reunion but noted that her "services are always there to play [her] favorite songs. If D'arcy is not available, I'm always happy to be second in line".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59820/corgan-chamberlin-revive-smashing-pumpkins|title=Corgan, Chamberlin Revive Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[w:Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[w:Prometheus Global Media|Prometheus Global Media]]|date=February 3, 2006|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> Despite her earlier interest and Wretzky's absence, ''The Globe and Mail'' reported in April 2007 that Auf Der Maur confirmed she would not be rejoining The Smashing Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/movers-and-shakers-in-canadian-arts/article17995076|title=Movers and shakers in Canadian arts|work=[[w:The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[w:The Woodbridge Company|The Woodbridge Company]]/[[w:Bell Canada|Bell Canada]]|date=April 23, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> |
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| In February 2006, [[MTV]] reported that Corgan and drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] had signed a new management deal with Azoff Management, with a spokesperson confirming they had signed under The Smashing Pumpkins moniker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221072654/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml|title=Smashing Pumpkins Reunion is Under Way, According to Sources – Music, Celebrity and Artist News|work=[[w:MTV|MTV]]|publisher=[[w:Viacom Media Networks|Viacom Media Networks]]|last1=Harris|last2=Perez|first1=Chris|first2=Rodrigo|date=February 2, 2006|archivedate=December 21, 2010|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> In response, Auf der Maur said in a separate interview that "as long as Billy has Jimmy, he can make the essential Pumpkins record, I'm sure" and when asked of her involvement said she was not planning on participating in the reunion but noted that her "services are always there to play [her] favorite songs. If D'arcy is not available, I'm always happy to be second in line".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59820/corgan-chamberlin-revive-smashing-pumpkins|title=Corgan, Chamberlin Revive Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[w:Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[w:Prometheus Global Media|Prometheus Global Media]]|date=February 3, 2006|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> Despite her earlier interest and Wretzky's absence, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' reported in April 2007 that Auf Der Maur confirmed she would not be rejoining The Smashing Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/movers-and-shakers-in-canadian-arts/article17995076|title=Movers and shakers in Canadian arts|work=[[w:The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[w:The Woodbridge Company|The Woodbridge Company]]/[[w:Bell Canada|Bell Canada]]|date=April 23, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref>
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| ===2002–03: The Chelsea and Hand of Doom===
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| [[File:Hotel Chelsea 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Auf der Maur's brief project The Chelsea was named after the Hotel Chelsea in New York (''pictured in 2010'')]]
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| In 2002, Auf der Maur formed a brief project with former Hole drummer [[Samantha Maloney]], [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]], [[Paz Lenchantin]] and [[Radio Sloan]]. Adopting the title The Chelsea—named after the [[Hotel Chelsea|Chelsea Hotel]] in New York where Auf der Maur had lived for a number of years—the band performed one show at [[Spaceland]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in February that included original songs and cover versions. Featuring a cover version of [[Devo]]{{'}}s "Gates of Steel" and early renditions of songs Auf der Maur would feature on her debut studio album, the show was poorly received due to its "seeming lack of preparation" and "was little more than pleasantly mopey and blurry [[garage rock]]" according to a [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] review.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Augusto|first=Troy J.|title=Auf der Maur's Chelsea makes a good covers band – The Chelsea at Spaceland|journal=[[w:Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[w:PMC (company)|Penske Media Corporation]]|date=February 6, 2002}}</ref> Courtney Love subsequently named her backing band The Chelsea, also hiring Maloney and Sloan in the process, while touring for her debut studio album, ''[[America's Sweetheart (album)|America's Sweetheart]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2004/10/07/courtney-love-the-chelsea-tour|title=Courtney Love & The Chelsea Tour|work=[[w:IGN|IGN]]|publisher=[[w:Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis]]|date=October 7, 2004|accessdate=June 9, 2004}}</ref>
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| Later the same year, Auf der Maur formed Hand of Doom, a [[Black Sabbath]] [[cover band]] in which she performed lead vocals. The band included bassist Molly Stern, drummer [[Pedro Yanowitz]], turntablist Joey Garfield and guitarist Guy Stevens. In March, the band began performing a select number of shows at established venues in Los Angeles including the [[Whisky A Go Go]], [[The Troubadour (West Hollywood)|The Troubador]] and [[The Viper Room]], and released a live album, ''Live in Los Angeles'' (2002), consisting of recordings from various performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hand-of-doom-mn0001942746/biography|title=Hand of Doom | Biography|work=[[w:AllMusic|AllMusic]]|publisher=[[w:All Media Network|All Media Network]]|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> The album received warm reviews, with [[AllMusic]] writer Bradley Torreano describing it as a "fun, groovy, and strangely sensual" record that "finds the soul behind all the years of posturing", adding that "it is Auf der Maur herself who is the very key to the album".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-los-angeles-mw0000228436|title=Live in Los Angeles – Hand of Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards|work=[[w:AllMusic|AllMusic]]|publisher=[[w:All Media Network|All Media Network]]|last=Torreano|first=Bradley|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Dubbing itself as "art-karaoke", Hand of Doom performed further dates in North America during summer 2002 before disbanding in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Temple_Of_Doom/2002/06/18/pf-751322.html|title=Ex-Hole/Pumpkins bassist covers Sabbath|work=[[w:Jam!|Jam!]]|publisher=[[w:Quebecor|Quebecor]]|last=Cantin|first=Paul|date=June 18, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140609071536/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Temple_Of_Doom/2002/06/18/pf-751322.html|archivedate=June 9, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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| ===2004–present: Solo career===
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| Returning to Montreal in 2001 after the disbandment of The Smashing Pumpkins, Auf der Maur was unsure about whether or not to continue her music career. In an interview with ''[[Jam!]]'', she said that her "relationship to music had become very army-oriented. I was a soldier, a hard worker who never got enough satisfaction from the music. I didn't know if I was going to make my own record". In late 2001, upon discovering old [[Demo (music)|demo recordings]] in her home, Auf der Maur decided to pursue a solo career after she had "realized [she] had an entire album's worth of material that had been sitting there for years".<ref name="jam">{{cite web|url=http://madm.b5.net/articles/Jam/Auf|title=Auf der Maur calls on friends for solo album|work=[[w:Jam!|Jam!]]|publisher=[[w:Quebecor|Quebecor]]|last=Cantin|first=Paul|date=June 20, 2002}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| Recorded from 2001 to 2003 at various studios in the U.S. and Canada, Auf der Maur's debut studio album ''[[Auf der Maur (album)|Auf der Maur]]'' was released in February 2004 on [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=[[w:Auf der Maur (album)|Auf der Maur]]|others=Melissa Auf der Maur|year=2004|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[w:Capitol Records|Capitol Records]]|id=}}</ref> Produced with [[Chris Goss (U.S.)|Chris Goss]], Auf der Maur financed the recording sessions herself as she was not signed to a record label at the time of recording and during post-production, her budget ran out and she was unable to mix the album.<ref name="jam" /> She accepted a recording contract from Capitol soon afterwards and released ''Auf der Maur'' to "generally favorable reviews", according to [[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/auf-der-maur|title=Auf der Maur: Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More|work=[[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]]|publisher=[[w:CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> The album's supporting singles—"[[Followed the Waves]]", "[[Real a Lie]]" and "[[Taste You (Auf der Maur song)|Taste You]]"—were moderate successes in the United Kingdom, charting in the Top 40 of the [[UK Single Charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/auf%20der%20maur|title=Auf der Maur | Artist|work=[[w:Official Charts Company|Official Charts Company]]|publisher=[[w:British Phonographic Industry|British Phonographic Industry]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> As of 2010, ''Auf der Maur'' sold 200,000 copies worldwide.<ref name="mr" />
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| In a 2007 interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', Auf der Maur announced that she had finished recording her second studio album which would be released as part of a multidisciplinary project including a [[Out of Our Minds (film)|concept film]], an album and a [[graphic novel]] to be released in fall 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049716/film-comic-to-augment-auf-der-maur-album|title=Film, Comic To Augment Auf Der Maur Album|work=[[w:Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[w:Prometheus Global Media|Prometheus Global Media]]|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=August 23, 2007|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> An official website containing teasers of the project, as well as a film trailer, was launched in August 2007 and featured a regular [[blog]] updated by Auf der Maur documenting the various stages of the project. Following disputes with Capitol and getting "caught up in some [[red tape]]" that delayed the release of the project, Auf der Maur left the label to secure creative control and release her music on "[her] own terms".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lithiummagazine.com/interview-melissa-auf-der-maur-nxne-2009-june-19th-2009 |title=An Interview with Melissa Auf der Maur – NXNE 2009 |work=Lithium Magazine |last=Bax |first=Mike |date=June 19, 2009 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184610/http://www.lithiummagazine.com/interview-melissa-auf-der-maur-nxne-2009-june-19th-2009 |archivedate=July 14, 2014 }}</ref>
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| An [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''[[This Would Be Paradise|... This Would Be Paradise]]'' was released in November 2008 as a 7" and digital download on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]]. The three-track EP was released on Urbanited Music, an independent record label based in the Netherlands and was released under Auf der Maur's abbreviated name MAdM,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/this-would-be-paradise-ep/id293951324|title=Music – This Would Be Paradise – EP by Melissa Auf der Maur|work=[[w:iTunes Store|iTunes Store]]|publisher=[[w:Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> which she used for all succeeding releases. A short six-date tour of Canada and northern Europe followed the release of the EP, which featured her first live performances since the 151-date tour in support of ''Auf der Maur'' in 2004 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=1eb330ff-1e49-4066-9379-6b9d17e367b5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130232/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=1eb330ff-1e49-4066-9379-6b9d17e367b5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Auf der Maur branches out |work=Canada.com |publisher=[[w:Postmedia Network|Postmedia Network Canada Corporation]] |date=October 30, 2008 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 }}</ref>
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| In late 2009, Auf der Maur released a single, "[[Out of Our Minds (song)|Out of Our Minds]]", and an EP, ''[[OOOM (EP)|OOOM]]''. The single was issued as a free download on her official website; both the single and the EP were self-released on PHI–MAdM Music Inc., her own record label, a division of the Montreal-based PHI Centre Group. Auf der Maur also signed an international distribution deal with [[Roadrunner Records]], who issued the releases outside of North America.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''"[[w:Out of Our Minds (song)|Out of Our Minds]]"''|others=Melissa Auf der Maur|year=2009|type=Promotional notes|publisher=PHI–MAdM Music Inc./[[w:Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner Records]]|id=RR PROMO 1196}}</ref> Her second studio album, also titled ''[[Out of Our Minds]]'', was released in March 2010 as part of the ''OOOM'' project. Despite charting in France, Greece, Spain and the UK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Melissa+auf+der+Maur&titel=Out+Of+Our+Minds&cat=a|title=Melissa Auf der Maur – Out of Our Minds|work=[[w:Swiss Music Charts|Hitparade]]|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM|title=A – Azzido Da Bass|work=Chart Log UK|publisher=zobbel.de|accessdate=April 23, 2012}}</ref> the album received mixed reviews. However, in January 2011 ''Out of Our Minds'' won the Best Indie/Alternative/Hard Rock Album at the Independent Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/melissa-auf-der-maur|title=Melissa Auf der Maur|work=Independent Music Awards|publisher=Music Resource Group|accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> In Autumn 2011, Auf der Maur went on maternity leave.<ref>http://xmadmx.com/posts/2011/occupy-the-inside#comments</ref>
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| ===Other collaborations===
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| Auf der Maur briefly toured with former [[The Cars]] frontman [[Ric Ocasek]] in 1997, after contributing bass and background vocals to his 1997 solo album ''Troublizing''. She collaborated with French group [[Indochine (band)|Indochine]] on their song "Le Grand Secret", singing a duet in French with [[Nicola Sirkis]], to great acclaim in France. Auf der Maur joined the band on stage to perform the song on various occasions and appeared in the music video for the song. She performed a rare, short, acoustic set of some of her solo songs during an Indochine show in Paris, February 22, 2002. Auf der Maur has contributed bass and backing vocals to childhood friend [[Rufus Wainwright]]'s album ''[[Poses (album)|Poses]]'' and appears in his 1998 video for "[[April Fools (song)|April Fools]]". In 2008, she collaborated with Canadian musician [[Daniel Victor]] on his music collaboration project [[Neverending White Lights]]. They recorded the song "The World is Darker", for which a video was released in March 2008. Aside from this, she has contributed to albums by artists such as [[Ryan Adams]], [[Ben Lee]], [[Idaho (band)|Idaho]], [[The Stills]] and [[Fountains of Wayne]].
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| In 2007, Auf der Maur appeared on the [[Fountains of Wayne]] album ''[[Traffic and Weather]]'' singing backing on the track "[[Someone to Love (Fountains of Wayne song)|Someone to Love]]".
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| ==Photography==
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| Auf der Maur is also a published photographer. She was a photography [[Academic major|major]] specializing in [[self-portraiture]] at [[Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University]] when she was invited to join Hole<ref name="montral-mirror-woodley">{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/042706/artsweek.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630173433/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/042706/artsweek.html|title=Archives: Apr 27–May 3, 2006, Vol. 21 No. 44 – Out of the hole|work=[[w:Montreal Mirror|Montreal Mirror]]|publisher=[[w:Québecor Média|Québecor Média]]|last=Woodley|first=Matthew|date=May 3, 2006|archivedate=June 30, 2012|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> in 1994. Her photos have been published in ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'', ''[[Bust (magazine)|Bust]]'', ''Mastermind'', and ''American Photo'', among other magazines.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Her photos were also in the exhibition ''The Kids are Alright'' at [[Sotheby's]] in New York City along with photos by [[Yelena Yemchuk]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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| She put together a solo exhibition in 2001, under the name of ''Channels'', mostly featuring shots of Auf der Maur's life on the road, with a recurring TV theme and shots of hotel TV screens, hence the name ''Channels.''{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} The exhibition opened September 9, 2001, at Brooklyn's Secret Gallery, but was shut down after the September 11 attacks.<ref name="montral-mirror-woodley" /> It was shown again at O Patro Vys, Montreal, in May 2006.<ref name="montral-mirror-woodley" /> A book bearing the same name was set to appear, but never did.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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| ==''The Greatest Canadian'' Advocate==
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| In 2004, the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] produced a television series called ''[[The Greatest Canadian]]'' which saw 100 Canadian figures nominated for the title of 'the Greatest Canadian'. The list of 100 was narrowed to a group of 10 finalists and a program dedicated to relating the story of, and case for, each nominee was aired on the network. Each nominee was promoted by a Canadian celebrity 'advocate' and Auf der Maur appeared as the advocate for environmentalist [[David Suzuki]], who finished fifth.
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| ==Personal life==
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| Auf der Maur is married to indie filmmaker [[Tony Stone (filmmaker)|Tony Stone]]. They have one daughter, River (born October 2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xmadmx.com/posts/2011/occupy-the-inside|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615045715/http://xmadmx.com/posts/2011/occupy-the-inside|title=Official | Occupy the Inside|publisher=Melissa Auf der Maur|date=October 19, 2011|archivedate=June 15, 2012|accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> The couple own [[Basilica Hudson]], an arts and performance center in [[Hudson, New York]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Basilica-Hudson-a-new-temple-of-contemporary-art-1561038.php|title=Basilica Hudson: a new temple of contemporary art|work=[[w:Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|publisher=[[w:Hearst Corporation|Hearst Corporation]]|last=Griffin|first=Amy|date=July 24, 2011|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> where they live.<ref name="chron" />
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| ==Discography==
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| {{Main|Melissa Auf der Maur discography}}
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| *''[[Auf der Maur (album)|Auf der Maur]]'' (2004)
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| *''[[Out of Our Minds]]'' (2010)
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| *{{cite AV media|people=Auf der Maur, Melissa; [[Eric Erlandson|Erlandson, Eric]]; [[Patty Schemel|Schemel, Patty]]|year=2011|title=[[Hit So Hard|Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Peccadillo Pictures]]|id=PPD263|ref=HSH}}
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| {{Commons|Melissa Auf der Maur}}
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| *{{Official website|http://xmadmx.com}} | | *{{Official website|http://xmadmx.com}} |
| *[http://www.melissaaufdermaur.org Melissa Auf der Maur Archive] | | *[http://www.melissaaufdermaur.org Melissa Auf der Maur Archive] |
| *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=melissa-auf-der-maur-mn0000050408|label=Melissa Auf der Maur}} | | *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=melissa-auf-der-maur-mn0000050408|label=Melissa Auf der Maur}} |
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