About

Tad Timon

President

Tad Timon is President of ICB Audio and Video.

Tad joined ICB in 1992 managing our materials handing and inventory control. He moved into operations and project management as he progressed to Vice President of Operations. During this time he accumulated a wealth of expertise in audiovisual and IT systems installation.

In 2015, Tad became Company President and is responsible for all operations of ICB Audio and Video.

Ian Budd

CEO

Ian Budd is CEO of ICB Audio and Video.
He founded the company in 1976.

Ian's experience includes several years in technical operations with Allen and Heath in the United Kingdom before coming to the United States and establishing ICB. Ian started ICB as a recording studio technical support company utilizing his strong electronics and systems background. He rapidly advanced the company into AV presentation technology equipment sales and installation.   Ian has managed hundreds of AV design and installation projects during his career.

Jim Greene

Vice President of Technical Services

Jim Greene is Vice President of Technical Services at ICB.

Jim started his career as a recording engineer and has some great memorabilia from working with nationally known acts.

Jim joined ICB in 1990 in the technical services department, responsibile for in-house and field service calls for our customers. Today Jim has advanced to the position of Vice-President of Technical Services.

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Company

Since the company's inception in 1976, ICB has designed, sold, and installed hundreds of millions of dollars in professional sound, recording, video, control, and lighting equipment.  Customers served number in the tens of thousands.

We started out building Recording Studios. However, our capabilities expanded early in the company's history to include AV presentation equipment and systems for all types of facilities including Churches, Arenas, Auditoriums, Conference Rooms, Presentation Rooms, Videoconferencing, Classrooms, Retail, and more.

We have become especially well known for our ability to work on projects that require specialization and a high level of customer communication and support.

We maintain an in-house programming team for AMX, Crestron, and Extron control systems. Our systems control not only AV. They also provide environmental and energy saving control of lighting, blinds, thermostats, power switching and more.

Our other customer services include a walk in Retail area, a Rental department, a Service and Repair department (We repair what we sell !!),  Engineering and Design, and Sales and Support.

ICB is your one stop shop for everything AV and related technologies.

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Facility

We operate out of our own 33,000 square foot facility located 5 miles North of Downtown Cincinnati. Our conveniently accessible location is situated midway between Interstates 71 and 75 on the Route 562 connector "The Norwood Lateral". Our buildings comprise several departments:

Showroom
Our customer showroom features a range of audio, video, control, and lighting products that are available for sale and demonstration.

Sales Department
Our sales department comprises two divisions.  Retail sales provides walk-in, phone, and internet sales. Our commercial department provides sales engineering, design, and consultation for installed projects.

Engineering and Design Department
We have full Computer Aided Design (CAD) capability to take you every step of the way from design to build of your AV project.

Programming Department
Our in house programming department has the equipment and the capability to provide AMX, Crestron, or Extron pushbutton and touchpanel control of AV systems and any other controllable device.

Installation Department
Our installation department features large inventory and staging areas where projects can be pre-assembled and prewired.

Service Department
Our authorized service and repair centre supports the professional products that we sell. "We service what we sell"

Rental Department
We offer a professional audio and video products for rent on a carry out basis or with engineering assist.

Warehouse
Our activities are supported by a substantial inventory of equipment.

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Geographical Coverage

ICB is a locally owned and operated company that provides AV installation services for the Greater Cincinnati area and cities generally within the circle of Dayton OH, Columbus OH , Huntington WV, Lexington KY, Louisville KY , and Indianapolis IN.

For specialized projects - especially those which involve consulting and design - we have worked with customers in the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

We make product shipments to our customers within the continental USA.

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Credentials

The following are highlights of some of the training, experience, and certifications shared by ICB personnel.

Products 

  • Alesis Digital Systems
  • AMX Control System programming Certification - highest level
  • AMX Factory training on all product lines
  • Audio Engineering Society training, 
  • B&K Acoustics, Noise and Vibration 
  • BiAmp Certification and Training on all product lines
  • Blonder Tongue Product training
  • BOSE Commercial Systems Certified Designer Training, DDBC, Modeler
  • BSS London Architecy Training
  • Cisco certified partner
  • Cisco training
  • Crestron Factory training on all product lines
  • Crestron programming certification - highest level
  • Digidesign/Avid training
  • Digital Mixing Console Training, Mackie Designs and Panasonic Corporation
  • Drug Free Workplace Supervisor Training School
  • Electrovoice training
  • Extron School of A/V Integration
  • Extron Control systems certification
  • InfoComm Academy CTS Facilities Design, Systems Design, Installation, Rental Systems training
  • InfoComm Academy CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I Certifications
  • JBL certification
  • Lutron Electronic Shade and Lighting systems training
  • Mackie Digital Systems
  • Microsoft
  • NAMM Technical training courses
  • NAMM Time Management
  • NSCA NICET certification
  • NSCA Technical training courses
  • Panasonic Projection, Broadcast, and Digital Systems
  • Peavey Media Matrix and X-Frame
  • PolyCom Certification and training
  • QSC certification, QSYS
  • Roland Electronic Technician Certification
  • Sony product certification
  • SPARS National Studio Examination
  • Studer Certification
  • Vaddio Certification
  • Yamaha product certification

Professional Organizations

  • Audio Engineering Society (AES)
  • National Association Music Merchants (NAMM)
  • National Sound Contractors Association (NSCA)
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
  • InfoComm
  • ICIA

Additional training:

  • Certified drug free workplace
  • OSHA, EPA, and NIOSH safety training
  • Project, Leadership, Diversity, and Management training
  • Green facility and operations

 

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Testimonials

The following are extracts from signed testimonials we have on file. The comments reflect our commitment to working closely with our customers to get the job done. ... And yes, they show that sometimes things don't quite work out as planned!  

-  But you can count on us to keep working on the issue until it's right for you.

"It was a pleasure to work with such a courteous and professional install crew and it reaffirmed for us why we use ICB for projects like this"

"As you know, we just completed a very extensive work at our property that included about 19 separate projects. We are thrilled with the work, cooperation, and product that you provided to us."

"I'm writing just to take a minute to tell you how much I have enjoyed working with you and your company. Everything works just fine and so many people have commented positively. It's making a big difference."

"We would like to recognize ICB for designing a first class system and for the superior service and attention to detail given us during the installation."

"We had some initial hurdles to overcome with the positioning of the screens, but they took that first one up and down to make adjustments until we had it right, and they did it without a grumble"

"It has been a big endeavor, and I could not have done it without the help of people like you."

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Philosophy

ICB is on the cutting edge of technology but we still believe in good old fashioned full line service with a strong emphasis on excellence and helping our customers in every way we can.

Our traditional roots have long been established through our founder's beginnings in the British music industry during the 1970's. It was a time and an industry of personal relationships which we have continued to embrace from then until the present day.

Our dedication to you, our customer is real. Indeed, many of our customers have become our friends because of this.

Business for us is a partnership. When we conduct business with you, we do the very best we can. We appreciate your friendship and support of ICB to ensure our continued growth and constantly improving capabilities to serve you better.

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History

ICB was founded by Ian Budd in 1976.

He had previously worked in England with a major British mixing console manufacturer and had come to the United States on a project for them. Ian\\'s expertise was so much in demand that he stayed, creating ICB, a company servicing and installing multi-track tape recorders, mixing consoles, and other equipment for professional recording studios.

After a few short years, ICB expanded into equipment sales and installations - not only for recording studios, but also for many of the business clients of those studios.

From that time on, the company experienced growth in all of its product lines,  services, and areas of expertise developing into the leading AV equipment company it is today.

ICB\\'s first home was the Media Center, a wonderful French Chateau style building that used to be the Engineering Society for the University of Cincinnati.

The building was an incubator for several companies in the field of audio and video including a video production company, an audiovisual presentation company, three recording studios, a satellite communications company, a photographer, and interestingly a company called the Bonbonerie who provided us with wonderful desserts every day. If you are from the Cincinnati area, you will probably remember the Media Center for it\\'s technical innovation and the grandest Christmas party in town.

After outgrowing the Media Centre and one interim location, ICB purchased its own 10,000 square feet facility in 1993.

While architecturally different from the Media Centre, this building has proven to be an exceptional facility for providing customer service and support.

In 2004, and again in 2013, ICB purchased adjacent facilities that brought an additional 22,000 square feet of space. We now house our expanding installation, service, and engineering departments in those locations.

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Privacy Statement

At ICB, we value you as a customer. We share your concerns about privacy.

We are providing this notice to explain how we treat personal information ("customer information") that is not public. This is information we obtain from you or other sources when we provide you with products and services.

We want you to know that we respect your privacy; and we protect your information.

  • We do not sell customer information.
  • We do not share your information with persons, companies, or organizations outside of ICB that would use that information to contact you about their products and services.
  • We expect persons or organizations that provide services on our behalf to keep your information confidential. We also expect those persons or organizations to use your information only to provide the services we have asked them to perform.
  • We inform our employees about the need to protect your information.  We have established safeguards to protect this information.

If you ever discover information that suggests these privacy rules have not been followed, please notify the company President immediately by calling 513-242-7400 and immediate action will be taken.

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Green Initiative

ICB follows LEED guidelines for Green practices and Sustainability:

  1. All cardboard packaging from equipment we install is returned to our facility and sent to recycling.
  2. Equipment installed meets ROHS standards for internal components and LEED standards for off-gassing.
  3. We repair rather than replace whenever we can.
  4. Equipment that has reached the end of its useful life is submitted to a certified materials recovery and disposal program operated by a registered recycling company.
  5. Plastics, aluminium, metals, paper, and other recyclable materials generated within our facility are sent to recycling.