Tinker was a Canadian alternative rock band, formed in Montréal in 1993 by Melissa Auf der Maur and Steve Durand.
While Auf der Maur was majoring in photography at Concordia University, she worked as a DJ at a bar on Montréal's Boulevard Saint-Laurent.
[1] As the band were gaining reputation in the local music scene, The Smashing Pumpkins returned to Montréal in 1993 for one date.
After Melissa's departure the band shuffled their line up adding Eric Digras on Bass and Patrick Conan on Drums.
Frontwoman, Courtney Love, was organizing auditions and Billy Corgan recommended Auf der Maur.