Skip the Use is a French band with electro funk, rock and punk influences founded in 2008 with musicians from Ronchin, near Lille and made up of Mat Bastard (born 18 October 1983) (vocals), Yan Stefani (born 28 November 1984) (guitar), Jay Gimenez (born 7 August 1984) (bass), Lio Raepsaet (born 26 August 1985) (keyboards) and Manamax Catteloin (born 2 January 1986) (drums). The band is signed with Polydor and has distribution arrangement with Universal Music.