PropertyOfZack is excited to welcome in Jamie Malerba as our newest Contributor. Jamie has her own clothing company entrenched in our music scene called Lo Fidelity. Lo Fidelity has made quite the splash within the past year or so, and we thought it’d be great to have Jamie blog about her experiences in creating the company, running it, and taking it into the future. Jamie’s first blog is a little introduction on herself and Lo Fidelity, so read up and enjoy, there will be more to come!

My name is Jamie Malerba, and I’m 20 years old (that was actually hard to type.) Hopefully by the end of this post I won’t change my mind and erase that.  They say age is just a number, but that always isn’t the case in the music industry, or any industry for that matter. 

Music has always been able to speak to me in ways some people in my life simply cannot. I treasured my parent’s vinyl growing up and in middle school I started a collection of my own. I still sit at home, lie on my bedroom floor, and let the sounds, voices, and textures run through my whole being. Music is truly one of the most nourishing experiences you can make for yourself. 

Lo Fidelity started as a mock business plan for a project in my music business class Spring of 2010. I wanted to find a way to acknowledge and support talented musicians that are sometimes overlooked and not getting the exposure they deserve. I brought Lo Fidelity to life the following September, and well, here I am, honored to be writing a Contributor Blog for PropertyOfZack!

Lo Fidelity is a Grassroots Music Organization focused on assisting unsigned musicians and bands fulfill their dreams. 85% of the profits from our line of branded merchandise goes to grants we set up for endorsed musicians to help with music funds such as touring, recording, equipment, etc.

We are currently working with seven bands who you can find and connect with over on www.lofidelityinc.com. We have also recently launched a Booking and Management service, offering more support to our current roster, and other indie musicians

You can expect to see us floating around Texas during SxSW for our second year, and we will most definitely be vending again at The Bamboozle Festival! As far as the rest of our plans for the spring and summer, they will be revealed soon enough! 

Here’s to more blogs to come!