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The Band Toto Asia

Toto was expanding production facilities abroad, and doing business in France and Germany, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan, Thailand and the People’s Republic of China. North America was seen as an opportunity to grow for Washlet toilets and bidet seats, as opposed its “base” markets in Japan and China.

Dhaniram Toto recorded Toto words so that the next generation could read the words. However, many of the words were being replaced with foreign ones, such as dui, which is Bengali for verandah.

Origins

Established in 1917, Toto’s early years mirrored Japan’s economic growth. In the early years of its existence, the company produced products to meet the demands of new, modern urban housing. To do this, it employed the first tunnel kiln in the country to make ceramics in a continuous flow. It also pioneered the use automation to control production, which allows for more efficiency and consistency.

The company began expanding internationally in the late 1980s to take advantage of new markets and sales opportunities. The company founded the Cera Trading Company to import and distribute other products of other manufacturers in order to complement its own line of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings. This strategy boosted sales and increased the company’s market share in the world.

In the 1990s, Toto began to focus on research and development of water-related appliances. It also redesigned its distribution system to better serve its customers and increase profit. The company employed the same just-in time approach in its supply chain management as well as sales program. This resulted in a higher level of satisfaction of customers.

Toto continued to innovate toilet technology. Its most recent toilet, for instance, has a strong tornado flush that is more ecologically friendly than conventional toilets. The company also uses recycled water in its production process and has a green procurement policy. In addition to toilets, Toto manufactures faucets and bathtubs, as well as hand dryers that are more efficient in energy use than typical models.

The first Toto museum opened in 2015. It features exhibits on the most iconic products of Toto, their evolution, the group companies (all of which are made from ceramics) as well as the history of plumbing, and other products like bath units. In another gallery, visitors can see Toto products that are sold throughout. The museum also includes a bathroom with a WASHLET toilet and other toilet-related innovations.

Before the formation of Toto the members of the band did sessions for many musicians. Keyboardist David Paich, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather all performed on the album Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs. They also performed on records by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, and Sonny and Cher.

Discography

With a name like Asia, you would expect the group to be prog queens and kings but they’re actually a fairly straightforward rock band. The group began as a quartet, and they recorded two albums: 1979’s self-titled debut album and 1980’s Armed to the Teeth. However, even though the group have a wide range of musical backgrounds their biggest breakthrough was in 1982 with Toto IV.

The album was a massive blockbuster but not without its issues. Record companies put the band on the place with the directive “give us an album that is a success or we’ll drop you” and the pressure was on them to meet the deadline. Luckily for Toto they delivered, with the aid of the smash single “Africa.”

Toto’s musical mastery is a result of their previous experience. Before joining the group, members were session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their sonic signature has become the norm for ’80s pop, and has influenced many modern artists.

The album opens with a strong and pounding sound with tracks like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write fantastic AOR songs that slowly get their hooks into you. But the album also contains some slower, more jazzy tracks such as The Little Things and Chinatown. The album closes with Great Expectations. This song mixes folk and the distorted AOR, which should sound completely wrong but actually works extremely well.

After Toto IV The band’s fortunes took a turn to the downside. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career and the band went through various drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in the aftermath of drug-related charges. However, the group continued to perform as a trio, which included Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.

Despite the turmoil, Toto forged ahead and released Isolation, which was not as successful as IV. The group managed to release an album that was chart-topping, Kingdom of Desire, in 1992. This album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was the first album featuring a new singer, Simon Phillips.

Tours

The band has performed to millions of people across the world, performing sold-out shows across Europe, North America and Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The repertoire of the band is extensive and their catalogue has accumulated over billion streams on streaming services worldwide. The band’s music has been influential to many generations of fans.

Steve Lukather has forged a rich, deep friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally around the globe. In 2018 the duo celebrated their 40th anniversary of Tours Around The Sun with a hugely successful tour around the world. The album that bears the same name reached #5 on Billboard 200. The band’s latest tour includes their greatest hits, rarely performed live deep-cuts and a selection of songs that come from Lukather’s and Williams catalogs.

TOTO has a customer satisfaction rating of 20 based on its Net Promoter Score, which measures how likely its customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who are highly satisfied with the company and actively encourage others to use their products or services. Detractors are those who rate the company poorly, and might even actively dissuade others from using their products or services.

Join Toto for a unique cultural experience in Asia. This highlights tour includes luxurious accommodation, a day on a deluxe junk on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that was once the home of the French called Indochine. Also, you’ll spend a night in the charming town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city that will delight the senses. This is a once-in-a-lifetime excursion you should not skip!

Line-up

The band’s third album, Turn Back, marked an reversion to the classic sextet arrangement of previous albums. It was a more powerful, constant effort with an edge that was stronger than Hydra. The more edgy sound of the album reflected the maturation of the group and included drummer Bobby Kimball’s greater virtuosity on drums, and a more mature, confident vocal delivery from singer Joseph Williams. David Paich’s keyboard playing was also sharper, more complex and less akin to previous recordings.

After touring to promote the album, the group recorded a live performance in Amsterdam which was released as a two-CD set titled Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. A new studio album was released shortly after, and the band embarked on an extensive world tour to promote it. In this time, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes filled in for Paich, and bassist David Hungate left the group to spend more time with his family.

In 1998, Paich & Lukather began looking through old tapes and demos to find songs that hadn’t been recorded prior to. The album was released in 2001 as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the first album in the history of the band that did not include one single track with the word “A” in its title and it included one previously not released track, “Kari-Anne”.

By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group’s fourth album, Old Is New, was a commercial flop and vocalist Williams was suffering from a serious laryngitis condition that limited his singing abilities. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar’s drumming duties were replaced by Shem Von Schroeck.

Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the founding members of Asia, met in England early in 2006 to discuss the possibility that the band could be revived. The lineup, which was minus Howe (who was a member of Yes at the time) was later referred to as Toto XIV and toured extensively.

In 2010, the band reunited for another reunion tour with a slightly different line-up, including guitarists Mike Porcaro and 토토사이트 추천 Steve Lukather, drummer John Pierce, bassist Shannon Forrest, and multi-instrumentalists Warren Ham and Dominique Taplin. The band also featured a guest appearance by singer Michael McDonald, and a backing singer named Mabvuto Carpenter.