Jerry Shaffer, ace hypeman, creative artiste and the original creator of the trendy Sheibalabala has disclosed events that led him to have a career in the entertainment industry as a hypeman.
He recounted, that he initially owned a club in Nigeria but unfortunately, they lacked hypemen to thrill people. He saw that opportunity and suggested to his partner they needed to bring in someone who would be the resident hypeman of the club and thrill patrons who frequent the club.
Back in 2015, I used to own a club in Nigeria. As we know, Lagos is the heart of entertainment in Nigeria, but I had my club outside of the city. The culture was different there; they didn’t have hypemen, just DJs. So, I told my partner that we need a hypeman in the club who could just give us the boils that we need. He asked me to get a microphone, and I started trying the microphone. He then said, I sound so good on the microphone, so I should just be the hypeman for the night, and we later put out auditions for hypemen. I did it that night, and then a couple of girls walked up to me with so many compliments and went on to ask me to host their birthdays for them. The rest is history, they say.” Jerry Shaffer narrated to Jonny Stone on Y107.9FM’s YCampus Express show.
For the Official Hennessey Hypeman, he primarily did not give a lot of thought to the hype business but was living with it to push his club business and give it the urge it needed. He honed the skill and continued with the hype business for a year since he believed that attracted a great number of people to his club.
#naijaentertainmenttv
#NigerianCelebs #NollywoodGist #AfrobeatMusic #AfricanEntertainment #NigerianMusicIndustry #NaijaMovieIndustry #NaijaCelebrities #NaijaEntertainmentTV
#NigerianEntertainmentIndustry #NaijaShowbiz
Author
