NSR Install New Speaker System for 2012 New Year’s Day Parade

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NSR Communications is delighted to announce the arrival of their new speaker system; the EAW JFL210 loudspeakers, which had its first successful installation at the start area of the 2012 New Year’s Day Parade.  The JFL210 loudspeaker is an ideal solution for many applications, including live sound reinforcement for concerts and events, making them ideal for the New Year’s Day Parade.  The enclosure size, shape, weight and rigging of the JFL210 loudspeaker are optimised for easy transportation and installation and can be individually pole-mounted or alternatively arrays can be easily flown, ground stacked or permanently installed.

NSR has provided the sound and communications for the London New Year’s Day Parade every year since its inception on North Carriage Way Drive of Hyde Park 26 years ago when the team for the event consisted of one man who installed six speakers, one lead mic and 1 radio mic.  Today the New Year’s Day Parade requires a team of 15 NSR technicians responsible for six PA sites all with single tier commentary units and a seventh PA site at the finish arena in Whitehall, which had a two tier commentary box housing the live commentary team and the media crew that broadcast the parade on world-wide television.  The sound system installed in this area was the NEXO PS15 sound rig, which NSR introduced into their stock in 2011.  In total these PA sites required over 650m of cabling as well as 10 generators up to 20kva. 

In addition to the PA sites NSR also provided a two-tier unit situated in Whitehall opposite Downing Street, which acted as the overall control unit and housed the Police, Security, St John Ambulance control, Westminster City Council and the Event Control.  This control unit provided the central point for contact with all services throughout the parade route.

NSR has been supplying the event industry with audio and visual equipment for purchase or hire for over 50 years and the team is looking forward to a busy 2012 culminating in providing the sound and communications once again for the 2013 New Year’s Day Parade