The Band Toto Asia

Toto was expanding its production facilities abroad and operating in France, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China. North America was seen as a market that would grow for toilets and bidet seats, as opposed its "base" markets in Japan and China.

Dhaniram Toto documented Toto words to ensure that the future generation could be able to read the words. However, many of the words were replaced with foreign ones, such as dui, which is Bengali for verandah.

Origins

Established in 1917, Toto's beginnings mirrored Japan's development. In the first half of its existence, the company made products to meet the demand for modern and contemporary urban housing. It used the first tunnel kilns in the country to produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, 메이저사이트 순위 which allows for more efficiency and consistency.

The company began expanding internationally in the late 1980s in order to benefit from new markets and sales opportunities. It established the Cera Trading Company, importing and distributing other products from other manufacturers to complement its own range of sanitary earthenware and plumbing fittings. This strategy helped increase sales and increased the company's market share in the world.

In the 1990s, Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development for household appliances that use water. It also upgraded its distribution system to better serve customers and boost profits. The company used the same approach of just-in-time in its supply chain management as well as sales program. This resulted in a higher level of satisfaction of customers.

Toto continues to invent toilet technology. Its latest toilet, for example it has a powerful tornado flush that is more environmentally green than traditional toilets. The company uses recycled water in its manufacturing process, and also has a green purchasing policy. Toto also manufactures faucets, bathtubs and hand dryers with higher energy efficiency than conventional models.

The company's first museum opened in the year 2015, and it has exhibitions on Toto's seminal products and their development as well as its group companies (all related to ceramics) and the history of plumbing and other products like bath units and, in a separate gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum even has a bathroom that features the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.

Before forming Toto members of the group performed sessions for a variety of musicians. Keyboardist David Paich, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather all played 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 as evocative as Asia you'd expect the group to be prog kings and queens - but it's actually a fairly straightforward rock group. The band started out as a group and recorded two albums - 1979's self-titled debut album and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. The band has a varied musical background but their biggest success came in 1982 with Toto IV.

The album was a huge blockbuster, but it was not without its problems. Record companies placed the band on the position with the order "give us an album that's a smash or we'll sack you" and the pressure was on to deliver. Luckily for Toto, they did with the help of the smash hit single "Africa."

Toto's musical mastery owes a lot to their previous experiences in the music industry, as the band members had been session musicians for artists like Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, and Seals and Crofts prior to forming the group. Their distinctive sound has become the norm for '80s pop, 메이저사이트 순위 and has influenced many contemporary artists.

This album starts off hard with songs like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write fantastic AOR songs that slowly get their hooks into your mind. However, the album also includes some more mellow, jazzy tracks such as The Little Things and Chinatown. The album closes with Great Expectations, a song that combines folk with distorted AOR and should sound like a complete flop, but is incredibly effective.

After Toto IV, the band's fortunes started to plummet. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career, and the band went through numerous drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball left the group due to drug charges. The band continued to play with Michael Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Michael Porcaro.

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

Tours

The band has performed for millions of fans across the globe, and has sold out shows in Europe, North America and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The band's repertoire is vast and 토토사이트 their catalogue has accumulated over one billion streams on streaming services around the world. The band's music has been influential to numerous generations of fans.

Steve Lukather has forged a vibrant, intimate friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally around the globe. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 Tours Around the Sun with a massively successful tour across the globe. The album of the same name debuted at 5 on the Billboard 200. The new tour by the band includes their most popular songs and rarely live cuts, along with a selection of songs from Lukather and Williams the catalogs of their respective albums.

TOTO has a customer satisfaction rating of 20 according to its Net Promoter Score which measures how likely its customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who praise the company and actively encourage others to utilize their products or services. Detractors are those who judge the company poorly, and can even actively dissuade others from using their services or products.

Join Toto to experience a unique cultural encounter in Asia. This highlight tour of a region that the French used to call Indochine provides luxurious accommodation, a trip on a deluxe junk in Halong Bay, and an exploration of the mysterious temples of Angkor Wat. It also includes a night in the charming city of Luang Prabang. This UNESCO World Heritage City is a feast for your senses. This is an unforgettable journey which you'll never wish to miss!

Line-up

Turn Back, 안전놀이터 the band's third studio album is a return to a traditional sextet style and it was a more consistent, more powerful album with a sharper edge. The edgier sound of Turn Back was a reflection of the maturation in the group. Bobby Kimball's growing virtuosity was reflected by the vocal delivery of Joseph Williams, who had become more confident and mature. David Paich's keyboard skills were also sharper, more complex, and less derivative on earlier efforts.

After touring to promote their album, the band recorded the band's Amsterdam live show that was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set entitled Falling In Between. A new studio album followed just a few months later and the group went on a long-distance tour in support of it. In this time, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes replaced Paich and bassist David Hungate quit the group to spend time with his family.

In 1998, Paich and Lukather started searching through old tapes and demos for an album that would feature songs that were never recorded before. It was completed in 2001 as a duo album called Then and Now. It was the first album by the band without the single track "A". The album also contained an previously unreleased track "Kari-Anne".

By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth album, Old Is New was not a commercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis that affected his singing abilities. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar's drumming duties were replaced by Shem Von Schroeck.

Downes along with the other members of Asia--Wetton, Palmer, and Howe--convened an event in England in the beginning of 2006 to discuss the possibility of restructuring the band. This lineup, with the exception of Howe (who was a member of Yes at the time) was eventually 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 Steve Lukather, drummer John Pierce, bassist Shannon Forrest, and multi-instrumentalists Warren Ham and Dominique Taplin. The group also featured an appearance by singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.