Though freshman year is considered the easiest year of high school, the past few months have hardly been an easy first semester for freshman Nick Sanitsky.  Between academics, baseball and his role in the Associated Student Body, Sanitsky refuses to let go of another hobby in his life: music.  Despite his hectic schedule, Sanitsky still devotes time to this lifelong love and extracurricular.  Whether he is practicing on his own or performing with his band, music always provides Sanitsky with thrill and excitement.

Sanitsky has loved music, specifically classic rock, for as long as he can remember.  After endlessly listening to tracks by bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Sanitsky knew that he wanted to create music of his own.

“The Rolling Stones is my biggest inspiration for making music,” said Sanitsky.  “Their whole style set something in me and gave me that drive.  I still listen to them daily.”

When he was 4 years old, Sanitsky listened in on his sister’s drum lessons and then snuck in after to mimic what she had learned.  Soon after, he began to take lessons on his own.  After 10 years, Sanitsky plays drums, bass, piano and, his personal favorite, guitar.  He also loves to sing and is the lead singer of his band, Infringe.

Sanitsky and community members Michael Vestal, Matt Morongell and Nick McGovern first came together to play for Sanitsky’s bar mitzvah in March of 2012.  After their first performance, they decided to form their own band: Infringe.  Infringe means to encroach on one’s rights, and in this context, they used the word to mean copyrighting others’ songs.  Although they enjoy giving classic songs their own twist, Sanitsky and his friends want to start incorporating original songs into their set list.

Infringe recently performed at a Las Virgenes Unified School District fundraiser, Together Helping Education Event.  After a break over summer, Infringe is now starting to practice again and is beginning to work on new songs.

“Baseball and school take up a big majority of my time,” said Sanitsky.  “I try to play music for an hour before I do my homework or schedule a lesson on the weekends after a baseball game at night, no matter how late it is.  I’ll try to fit anything in, no matter what.”

Since Sanitsky discovered his passion at such a young age, he wants to make music a part of his future career.  With the hard work and effort he puts in to every aspect of his life, his talent is sure to bring him far in the music industry.