10 Things We Love About Toto Asia

The Band Toto Asia

Toto expanded its production facilities overseas, and was 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, in contrast to its "base" markets of Japan and China.

Dhaniram Toto recorded Toto words so that the next generation could understand the words. However, many words were replaced with foreign ones, like dui from Bengali for verandah.

Origins


Toto's early history that began in 1917, was a reflection of Japan's economic expansion. In the beginning of its existence, the company manufactured products to meet the demands of new, modern urban housing. To do this, it employed the first tunnel kiln in the nation that produced ceramics in a continuous flow. It also pioneered the use of automation for production control, which helps to increase efficiency and a more consistent production.

In the latter half of the 1980s, the company began expanding overseas in order to profit from sales and new markets. The company established the Cera Trading Company to import and sell other products of other manufacturers to enhance its own line of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings. This strategy increased sales and increased the company's market share.

In the 1990s Toto began to concentrate on research and development for water-related appliances. It also improved its distribution system to better serve the needs of its 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 greater degree of customer satisfaction.

Toto continues to invent toilet technology. The most recent toilet features an environmentally friendly, powerful tornado flush. The company makes use of recycled water for its manufacturing process, and has a green buying policy. Toto also produces faucets, bathtubs and hand dryers that have higher energy efficiency than typical models.

The first Toto museum opened in 2015. It hosts exhibits on the most iconic products of Toto and their evolution, the group companies (all of which are ceramics), the history of plumbing, and other products like bath units. In an additional gallery, you can view Toto products sold all over. The museum also includes a bathroom with the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.

Before the formation of Toto the band, members of the group performed session work for a variety of 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 Don, Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher.

Discography

With a name as evocative as Asia, you would think that the group would be prog kings and queens however, it's actually a pretty straight forward rock band. The band was initially a four-piece and released two albums in 1979, the self-titled debut album and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. The group has a wide 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 put the band on position with the order "give us an album that's a smash or we'll take you off the market" and the pressure was on to deliver. Luckily for Toto they delivered, with the assistance of the smash single "Africa."

Toto's musical mastery owes a lot to their previous experience since the members were session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, and Seals and Crofts before starting the group. Their sonic trademark has become the standard of 1980s music, and has inspired a lot of contemporary artists.

The album opens up hard with tracks like Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the band's ability to create great AOR tunes that slowly creep into your head. However, the album also includes 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 totally wrong, but works wonderfully well.

After Toto IV, the band's fortunes began to wane. 메이저사이트 추천 토토피아 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 wake of drug charges and the group continued to perform as a trio with Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.

Despite the chaos, Toto forged ahead and released Isolation, which was not as successful as IV. The group managed to release an album that was chart-topping, Kingdom of Desire, in 1992. The album was the last of Toto's lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, a new vocalist.

Tours

The band has performed all over the world, performing to an crowd of millions, with sold-out shows across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. The band has a wide repertoire, and its catalog has been played over a billion times on streaming services around the globe. The band's music has influenced multiple generations of fans.

Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have developed a deep colorful friendship that is thriving professionally on a global basis. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 years of Tours Around The Sun by 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, as well as some of the songs from Lukather and Williams their individual catalogs.

TOTO has a customer satisfaction rating of 20 based on its Net Promoter Score, which is a measure of how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are people who give a high rating to the company and encourage others to utilize its products or services. Detractors do not like the company and actively discourage others from making use of its products or services.

Join Toto for a unique cultural experience in Asia. This highlights tour features luxurious accommodation, a cruise on the most luxurious cruise ship on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that was once the home of the French called Indochine. It also includes a night in the charming city of Luang Prabang. This UNESCO World Heritage City is a feast for the senses. This is an unforgettable trip that you will not wish to miss!

Line-up

Turn Back, the band's third studio album it was an attempt to return to the traditional sextet style, and an even more consistent and powerful album with a sharper edge. The more edgy sound of the album was indicative of the maturation of group and included drummer Bobby Kimball's improved proficiency on the drums, as well as a more confident, mature vocal delivery by singer Joseph Williams. David Paich's keyboard playing was as well more refined, more precise and less akin to earlier efforts.

After touring to promote the album, the group recorded a live performance in Amsterdam which was released as a set of two CDs titled Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. A new studio album followed just a few months later and the group embarked on a long-distance tour to promote 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 & Lukather began looking through old tapes and demos to find songs that hadn't been recorded prior to. It was completed in 2001 as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the band's first album without one single track titled "A". The album also contained an previously unreleased track called "Kari-Anne".

By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth album, Old Is New, was a commercial failure and the vocalist Williams was suffering from a serious laryngitis infection which limited his singing capabilities. 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 The original Asia members met in England in the early part of 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be reformed. The lineup, with the exception of Howe who was occupied 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 group also featured an appearance by singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.

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