The Band Toto Asia
Toto was expanding its production facilities in the overseas market and operating in France, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. Toto believed that North America as a growth market for Washlet's bidets and toilets, as opposed to its "base" markets of Japan and China.
Dhaniram Toto recorded Toto words to ensure that the future generation could read them. However, many words were being replaced by foreign words, such as dui from Bengali for verandah.
Origins
The company was founded in 1917 and its early years mirrored Japan's economic growth. In the beginning, Toto manufactured products to meet the demands for modern, brand new urban housing. To do this, it used the first tunnel kiln in the nation that produced ceramics in continuous flow. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, allowing for more efficiency and consistency.
In the late 1980s, the company began expanding outwards to benefit from sales and new markets. The company founded the Cera Trading Company to import and market other products of other manufacturers to complement its own range of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings. This strategy helped increase sales and expand the market share of the company globally.
In the late 1990s, Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development for household appliances that are water-related. It also upgraded its system of distribution to better serve its customers and improve 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 customer satisfaction.
Toto continues to invent toilet technology. Its most recent toilet, for example it has 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. Apart from toilets, Toto manufactures faucets and bathtubs and hand dryers that are more efficient in terms of energy consumption than conventional models.
The first museum of the company opened in 2015, and it has exhibitions on Toto's seminal products and their development, its group companies (all related to ceramics), history of plumbing and other products such as bath units and, in a different gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum even has a bathroom that includes the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.
Before the formation of Toto members of the group performed session work for various musicians. Boz Scaggs' album Silk Degrees featured keyboardist David Paich and guitarists Mike Porcaro & Steve Lukather, drummers Jeff Porcaro & Steve Lukather. They also performed on albums by Steely Don, Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher.
Discography
With a name like Asia you'd expect the group to be prog kings and queens however, it's actually a fairly simple rock group. The group began as a group and recorded two albums - 1979's self-titled debut, and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. The group has a diverse musical background, but their biggest success was in 1982 with Toto IV.
The album was a major blockbuster, but it was not without its problems. Record companies placed the band on the spot with the ultimatum "give us an album that is a success or we'll sack you" and the pressure was on to deliver. Luckily for Toto, they did, with the assistance of the smash single "Africa."
Toto's musical mastery is a result of their previous experiences. Before forming the group, the members worked as session musicians for artists like Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their sonic trademark has become the standard of the '80s, and has influenced many contemporary artists.
The album opens up hard with songs like Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the band's ability to write fantastic AOR tunes that slowly get into your head. But the album also contains some slower, more jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. And the album ends with Great Expectations, a song which combines folk and distortion AOR and sounds like a complete flop, but is incredibly effective.
After 토토사이트 추천 started to plummet. David Hungate left the band to pursue a solo career and the band had a variety of drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the group in the wake of drug charges and the band continued as a trio, which included Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.
Toto released Isolation despite the turmoil. It wasn't as well-liked as IV. However, the band still had a successful chart-topping album in 1992 with Kingdom of Desire. This album marked the conclusion of the original Toto lineup and was also the first album to feature a new singer, Simon Phillips.
Tours
The band has performed around the world to a global 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 listened to over a billion times on streaming services around the world. The band's iconic music has inspired generations of fans.
Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have formed a strong, colorful friendship that thrives professionally on a worldwide basis. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 Tours Around the Sun with a wildly successful tour across the globe. The album with the same name was ranked at #5 on the Billboard 200. The new tour by the band includes their most popular songs and rarely played live deep cuts, along with a selection of songs from Lukather and Williams their individual catalogs.
TOTO has a satisfaction rating of 20 according to its Net Promoter Score which measures how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who rate the company highly and actively encourage others to utilize their products or services. Detractors rate the company negatively and actively discourage people from using its products or services.
Join Toto to enjoy 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 the French called Indochine. Also, you will spend an evening in the charming city of Luang Prabang. This UNESCO World Heritage City is a feast for your senses. This is a once in a lifetime trip that you shouldn't skip!
Line-up
The band's third album, Turn Back, marked the return to the traditional sextet style of previous albums. It was a more powerful, constant effort with a harder edge than Hydra. The more edgy sound of the album reflected the maturation of the group, with drummer Bobby Kimball's increased proficiency on the drums, as well as a more mature, confident vocal delivery by singer Joseph Williams. David Paich's keyboard skills were as well more refined, more precise and less akin to previous recordings.
After touring to promote the album, the band recorded a live performance in Amsterdam which was released as a two-CD set called Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. The group released a brand new studio album a few months later, and went on a world tour promote the album. During 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 searching through old tapes & demos to discover songs that hadn't been recorded prior to. The album was released in 2001 as a double album called 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 the title, and it also contained one previously unreleased track, "Kari-Anne".
By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth album, Old Is New was a commercial failure and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis that limited his singing ability. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar's drumming duties were replaced by Shem Von Schroeck.
Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the original members of Asia were in England early in 2006 to discuss the possibility that the band could be revived. 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 featured a special appearance by singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.