The Band Toto Asia
Toto was expanding its production facilities overseas and operating in France, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China. Toto saw North America as a growth market for Washlet bidet seats and toilets, in contrast to its "base" markets of Japan and China.
Dhaniram Toto was recording Toto words to ensure the future generations would be able to read them. However, many of the words were replaced with foreign ones, such as dui from Bengali for verandah.
Origins
Toto's early history that began in 1917, mirrored Japan's economic expansion. In the first half, Toto produced products to meet the growing demand for modern, new urban housing. To achieve this, it used the country's first tunnel kiln to make ceramics in a continuous flow. It also pioneered the use automation to control production, which allows for more efficiency and consistency.
In the late 1980s the company began to expand overseas to benefit from sales and new markets. It created the Cera Trading Company, importing and marketing other manufacturers' products to complement its own range of plumbing fittings and sanitary earthenware. This strategy helped increase sales and expand the firm’s global market share.
In the 1990s Toto began to concentrate on research and development of water-related appliances. It also improved its distribution system to better meet the needs of its customers and boost profits. The company embraced a just-in time approach to supply chain management and applied the same methodology for its sales process. This resulted in a higher level customer satisfaction.
Toto continued to innovate toilet technology. The latest toilet, for example is equipped with a strong tornado flush that is more ecologically friendly than traditional toilets. The company also makes use of recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green procurement policy. Toto also produces faucets, bathtubs and hand dryers with greater energy efficiency than standard models.
The first Toto museum opened in 2015. It has exhibitions on Toto's most famous products, their evolution, the group companies (all of which are made of ceramics) as well as the history of plumbing and products such as bath units. In another gallery, visitors can view Toto products sold all over. The museum also has a bathroom that includes the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.
Before the formation of Toto the band, members of the group performed sessions for various 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 albums by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, and Sonny and Cher.
Discography
You would expect a group with a name such as Asia to be a prog rock group however it's actually a relatively straightforward rock outfit. The group began as a quartet and released two albums - 1979's self-titled debut and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. Although 토지노 커뮤니티 have a diverse musical background their biggest breakthrough was in 1982 with Toto IV.
The album was a major blockbuster, but not without its own set of issues. Record companies put the band on the spot with the ultimatum "give us an album that's a smash or we'll take you off the market" and the pressure was on to meet the deadline. Luckily for Toto they delivered with the aid of the smash single "Africa."
Toto's musical mastery is due to their previous experience, as the band members were session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, and Seals and Crofts prior to forming the group. Their sonic signature has become the norm for pop music from the 1980s, and has influenced many modern artists.
This album starts off hard with songs like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write amazing AOR songs that slowly work their hooks into your. However, the album also includes some more mellow, jazzy tracks such as The Little Things and Chinatown. And the album ends with Great Expectations, a song that mixes folk with distorted AOR and could sound completely wrong, but actually 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 was through various 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, which included Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.
Despite the turbulence, Toto forged ahead and released Isolation however, which was not as successful as IV. However, the band was able to release a chart-topping album in 1992 with Kingdom of Desire. This album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was also the first to feature the new singer, Simon Phillips.
Tours
The band has performed across the world, performing to an audience of millions, and has sold-out shows in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. The band has a huge collection of songs, and their catalog has been heard over one billion times via streaming services all over the globe. The band's music has inspired many 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 wildly successful tour across the globe. The album that bears the same name was ranked #5 on Billboard 200. The band's new tour includes their most popular songs and rarely live cuts, as well as a selection of songs from Lukather and Williams their individual catalogs.
TOTO has a Net Promoter Score of 20. This score is a measure of how likely it is that customers will recommend the brand. Promoters are those who praise the company and actively encourage others to use their products or services. 먹튀검증 are those who rate the company poorly, and can 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 cruise on an elegant cruise ship on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that was once the home of the French called Indochine. You'll also stay a night in the charming town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city that is a feast for the senses. This is a trip that you shouldn't be missing!
Line-up
The band's third album, Turn Back, marked a return to the classic sextet arrangement of previous albums and was a more ferocious, constant effort with an edge that was more pronounced than Hydra. The more edgier sound of Turn Back reflected the maturation in the group. Bobby Kimball's growing proficiency was evident in the vocal delivery of Joseph Williams, who had grown more confident and mature. Keyboardist David Paich's work was more refined, sharper and less cloying than earlier performances.
After touring to promote the album, the band recorded a live concert in Amsterdam that was released as a set of two CDs entitled Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. A new studio album followed just a few months later and the group went on a world-wide tour in support of the album. 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 looking through old tapes and demos for an album that would feature songs that had never been recorded before. It was completed in 2001 and released as a double album called Then and Now. It was the band's first album without the single track "A". The album also contained an previously unreleased track titled "Kari-Anne".
By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth album, Old Is New was an uncommercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis that restricted his singing capabilities. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar's drumming was replaced by Shem Von Schroeck.
Downes along with the other members of Asia--Wetton, Palmer, and Howe--convened an event in England in early 2006 to discuss the possibility of officially reforming the group. The group, which was missing Howe who was busy with Yes during that time, was 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 band also had a special guest appearance from singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.