The Band Toto Asia

Toto was expanding production facilities overseas, and doing business in France and Germany, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. Toto considered North America as a growth market for Washlet bidet seats and toilets, as opposed to its "base" markets of Japan and China.

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Origins

Incorporated in 1917, Toto's early years mirrored Japan's economic growth. In the first half of 1917, Toto made goods to meet the demand for modern, contemporary urban housing. To achieve this, it employed the first tunnel kiln in the nation that produced ceramics in a continuous flow. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, allowing for greater efficiency and consistency.

In the latter half of the 1980s, the company began to expand outwards to benefit from sales and new markets. It created the Cera Trading Company, importing and selling other products of manufacturers to complement its own line of sanitary earthenware and plumbing fittings. This strategy boosted sales and increased the company's market share.

By the 1990s, Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development of water-related household appliances. It also upgraded its distribution system to better meet the needs of customers and boost profits. The company also employed the just-in-time approach to its supply chain management and sales program. This resulted in a greater level customer satisfaction.

Toto continues to invent on the toilet technology. The latest toilet, for example, has a powerful tornado flush that is more environmentally friendly than traditional toilets. Toto also makes use of recycled water in its production process and 스포츠토토 사이트 has a green procurement policy. Apart from toilets, Toto produces bathtubs and faucets, as well as hand dryers that are more efficient in energy use than conventional models.

The first museum of the company opened in 2015, and it has exhibitions about Toto's iconic products and their development and its group companies (all related to ceramics), historical background of plumbing and 안전놀이터 순위 (www.medflyfish.Com) products such as bath units, and in a separate gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum even includes a bathroom with a WASHLET toilet and other toilet-related innovations.

Before forming Toto the band, members of the group performed sessions for 토토사이트 순위 꽁머니 (go!!) a variety of musicians. Boz Scaggs album Silk Degrees featured keyboardist David Paich and guitarists Mike Porcaro & Steve Lukather and drummer Jeff Porcaro & Steve Lukather. They also performed on albums by Steely Don, Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher.

Discography

It is common for a group with a name such as Asia to be a prog rock band however, it's actually a pretty straightforward rock band. The band began as four members and released two albums in 1979, the self-titled debut album and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. But even though the band have a wide range of musical backgrounds, their biggest success came in 1982 with Toto IV.

The album was a major blockbuster, but it was not without its difficulties. The record companies placed the band under pressure to release an album that was a success or they would rescind the album. Toto was able achieve this through the aid of the smash hit "Africa."

Toto's musical mastery is the result of their previous experiences. Before joining the group, the members were session musicians for artists like 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 with a hefty dose of hard rock with songs like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write great AOR songs that slowly work their hooks into your mind. The album also includes some more jazzy, slower tracks such as The Little Things and Chinatown. The album concludes with Great Expectations. This song blends folk and distortion AOR, which should appear completely unnatural, but actually is very effective.

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

Toto released Isolation despite the turmoil. It wasn't as popular as IV. However, the band had a successful chart-topping album in the year 1992 with Kingdom of Desire. This album marked Toto's final lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, a new singer.

Tours

The band has performed to millions of fans across the globe, and has sold-out shows across Europe, North America and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The band's repertoire is huge, and their collective catalog has accumulated more than billion streams on streaming services across the globe. The band's music has inspired generations of fans.

Steve Lukather has forged a rich, deep friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally all over the world. In 2018 the duo celebrated their 40 Tours Around The Sun with a hugely successful tour around the world. The album with the same name was ranked at #5 on the Billboard 200. The band's latest tour includes their most popular songs, rarely performed live deep-cuts as well as an assortment of songs that come from Lukather's and Williams' individual catalogues.

TOTO has a Net Promoter Score of 20. This score is a measure of the likelihood that customers will recommend the brand. Promoters are people who give a good score to the company and encourage others to utilize its products or services. Detractors are those who rate the company negatively and actively discourage others from using its products or services.

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Line-up

The album's third, Turn Back, marked the return to the traditional sextet arrangement of previous albums and was a more ferocious, consistent effort that had an edge that was stronger than Hydra. The more experimental sound of Turn Back was a reflection of the maturation in the group. The drummer Bobby Kimball's increasing virtuosity was reflected by the vocals of Joseph Williams, who had grown more confident and mature. Keyboardist David Paich's work also was more precise, sharper and less cloying than on previous efforts.

After touring to promote their album, the band recorded an Amsterdam live performance that was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set titled Falling In Between. A new studio album was released a few months later, and the group embarked on a world-wide tour in support of 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 searching through old tapes & demos to find songs that hadn't been recorded prior to. The album was released in 2001 as a duo album called Then and Now. It was the first album by the band not to include one single track with the word "A" in its title. It also 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 an uncommercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis, which limited his singing ability. Additionally, Hungate returned to Nashville as a drummer, and Leland 스포츠토토 사이트 Sklar was 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 reformed. The group, which was missing Howe who was occupied with Yes at the time, became 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 had the appearance of singer Michael McDonald, and a backing singer named Mabvuto Carpenter.