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  • Founded Date December 4, 1976
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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 an opportunity to grow for Washlet toilets and bidet seats, as opposed its “base” markets in Japan and China.

Dhaniram Toto documented Toto words so that the next generation could understand them. Many words were replaced by foreign words. For example dui, which is Bengali for verandah, was used.

Origins

Incorporated in 1917, Toto’s beginnings mirrored Japan’s growth. In the first half of its existence, the company produced products to meet the demands of new, modern urban housing. It had the first tunnel kiln in the nation to produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, which allows for more efficiency and consistency.

The company began expanding its operations overseas in the late 1980s to profit from new markets and sales opportunities. The company founded the Cera Trading Company to import and sell other products from other manufacturers in order to complement its own line of sanitary earthenwares and 스포츠토토 plumbing fittings. This strategy helped increase sales and increased the firm’s global market share.

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

Toto has continued to innovate on the toilet technology. The most recent toilet features an environmentally friendly, powerful tornado flush. Toto also makes use of recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green procurement policy. Toto also produces bathtubs, faucets, and hand dryers that have higher energy efficiency than standard models.

The first Toto museum opened in the year 2015. It hosts exhibits on Toto’s most famous products, their evolution, the group companies (all of which are ceramics) and the history of plumbing, and other products like bath units. In an additional gallery, you can see Toto products that are sold throughout. The museum has the bathroom equipped with a washbasin and other toilet innovations.

Before forming Toto members of the group did sessions with various musicians. Boz Scaggs’ album Silk Degrees featured keyboardist David Paich as well as guitarists Mike Porcaro & Steve Lukather as well as drummer Jeff Porcaro & Steve Lukather. They also performed on albums by Steely Don, Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher.

Discography

With a name as evocative as Asia one would think that the group would be prog kings and queens however, it’s actually a fairly straightforward rock band. The band started out as a quartet, and they recorded two albums – 1979’s self titled debut and 1980’s Armed to the Teeth. The band has a varied musical background, but their greatest success came in 1982 with Toto IV.

The album was a huge blockbuster, however it did not come without its own set of issues. Record companies put the band on position with the order “give us an album that is a success or we’ll drop you” and the pressure was on to deliver. Toto was able achieve this with the help from the hit song “Africa.”

Toto’s musical mastery is a result of their prior experience. Before joining the group, members worked as session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their sonic trademark has become the standard of ’80s music, influencing many contemporary artists.

The album begins hard with songs like Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the band’s ability to write great AOR songs that slowly sink into your head. The album also has some more mellow, jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album ends with Great Expectations. This song mixes folk and distorted AOR, which should seem like a complete blunder, but works very well.

After Toto IV, the band’s fortunes began to wane. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career, and the band had to go through numerous drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the group in the after he was charged with drug abuse. the group continued to perform as a trio with Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.

Toto released Isolation despite the turbulence. It wasn’t as popular as IV. However, the band managed to release another chart-topping album in 1992, Kingdom of Desire. The album was the last of Toto’s lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, a new singer.

Tours

The band has entertained millions of fans across the world, performing sold-out shows in Europe, North America and Asia and also Australia and New Zealand. The repertoire of the band is extensive and their catalogue has accumulated over a billion streams on streaming services worldwide. The band’s music has influenced numerous generations of fans.

Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have developed a deep colorful friendship that is thriving professionally on a global scale. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 years of Tours Around The Sun with a hugely profitable global tour. The album with the same name landed at #5 on the Billboard 200. The band’s new tour includes their best hits and rarely played live deep cuts, alongside some of the songs from Lukather and Williams the catalogs of their respective albums.

TOTO has an NP Score of 20. This score is a measure of how likely it is that customers will recommend the brand. Promoters are people who give a good score to the company and encourage others to use its products or services. Detractors are those who judge the company poorly and may even actively dissuade others from using their products or services.

Join Toto to experience a unique cultural encounter in Asia. This highlight tour of a region the French used to call Indochine offers luxurious accommodation, a day on a deluxe junk in Halong Bay, and an exploration of the mystical temples of Angkor Wat. Also, you will spend an evening in the charming city of Luang Prabang. This UNESCO World Heritage City is a feast for the senses. This is a once in a lifetime trip that you shouldn’t skip!

Line-up

Turn Back, the band’s third studio album is a return to a classic sextet structure and an even more consistent and powerful effort that had a more grittier edge. The edgier sound of Turn Back reflected the maturation in the group. Drummer Bobby Kimball’s increased ability to play was evident in the vocal delivery of Joseph Williams, who had grown more confident and mature. David Paich’s keyboard playing was also sharper, more complex and less akin to previous recordings.

After touring to promote their album, the group recorded an Amsterdam live performance which was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set entitled Falling In Between. The group released a new studio album a few months later, and went on a world tour to promote the album. During this time keyboardist Greg Phillinganes replaced Paich and bassist David Hungate quit the group to spend time with his family.

In 1998, Paich & Lukather began looking through old tapes and demos to find songs that had never been recorded before. It was completed in 2001 as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the first album in the band’s history that did not include one single track with the word “A” in its title. It also included one previously unreleased track, “Kari-Anne”.

By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The fourth album, Old Is New, was a commercial failure and the vocalist Williams suffered from a bad laryngitis condition which hampered his singing. 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 were in England in the early part of 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be reformed. The group, which was missing Howe who was occupied with Yes during that period, was later renamed Toto XIV. They 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.

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