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The Band Toto Asia Toto was expanding its production facilities abroad and doing business in France and Germany Indonesia Korea and Taiwan Thailand and the Peoples Republic of China Toto considered North America as a growth market for Washlet bidets and toilets as opposed to its base markets of Japan and China Dhaniram Toto documented Toto words so that the next generation could understand them Many words were replaced with foreign ones For example dui which is Bengali for verandah was being used Origins Incorporated in 1917 Totos early years were a mirror of Japans economic development In the early years of its existence the company made products to meet the demands of modern and contemporary urban housing To do this it used the first tunnel kiln in the country that produced ceramics in continuous flow It also pioneered the use automation to control production which allows for greater efficiency and consistency The company began expanding overseas in the latter part of the 1980s to take advantage of new markets and sales opportunities The company founded the Cera Trading Company to import and distribute other manufacturers products to enhance its own range of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings This strategy helped to increase sales and expand the firms global market share In the late 1990s Toto had shifted its emphasis to research and development of household appliances that use water It also upgraded its distribution system to better serve customers and increase profit The company also employed the justintime approach to its supply chain management as well as sales program This resulted in a higher level customer satisfaction Toto has been able to continue to innovate with regard to toilet technology Its latest toilet for instance has a powerful tornado flush that is more environmentally friendly than conventional toilets Toto uses recycled water for its manufacturing process and also has a green purchasing policy Toto also manufactures bathtubs faucets and hand dryers with greater energy efficiency than typical models The first Toto museum opened in the year 2015 It has exhibitions on Totos seminal products as well as their evolution group companies all of which are made from ceramics the history of plumbing and other products like bath units In another gallery visitors can view Toto products that are sold across the world The museum also has bathrooms with a WASHLET as well as other toilet innovations Before the formation of Toto members of the group performed session work 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 Don Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher Discography With a name like Asia one would think that the group would be prog kings and queens however its actually a fairly straightforward rock band The band was initially four members and released two albums 1979s selftitled debut and 1980s Armed to the Teeth But even though the band have a diverse musical background their biggest success was achieved in 1982 with Toto IV The album was a major blockbuster but not without its share of problems The record companies put Toto under pressure to deliver the top single or they would drop them Luckily for Toto they did with the aid of the smash single Africa Totos musical mastery is due to their prior experience in the music industry 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 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 bands ability to write great AOR tunes that slowly creep into your head But the album also contains some more mellow jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown The album closes with Great Expectations This song blends folk and the distorted AOR which could seem like a complete blunder but works very well After Toto IV The bands fortunes changed towards the negative David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career and the band was through several drummers In 1984 Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in the after he was charged with drug abuse the band continued as a trio with Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather Despite the turmoil Toto forged ahead and released Isolation which was not as successful as IV However the group was able to release a charttopping album in 1992 Kingdom of Desire The album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was 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 soldout shows in Europe North America Asia and Australia and New Zealand The band has a wide repertoire and its catalog has been played over one billion times via streaming services all over the globe The bands music has influenced 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 years of Tours Around The Sun with a hugely successful global tour The album with the same name reached 5 on Billboard 200 The new tour of the band features their greatest hits and rarely performed 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 score to the company and encourage others to use its products and services Detractors are those who judge the company poorly and might even actively discourage others from using their products or services Join Toto to experience a unique cultural encounter in Asia This highlights tour offers luxury 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 Youll 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 an unforgettable trip which youll never want to skip Lineup The albums third Turn Back marked a return to the classic sextet style of previous albums It was a more ferocious consistent effort that had an edge that was stronger than Hydra The more experimental sound of Turn Back reflected the growth of the band Drummer Bobby Kimballs increased ability to play was evident in the vocals of Joseph Williams who had grown more confident and mature David Paichs keyboard playing was also sharper more complex and less derivative on previous efforts After touring to promote the album the band recorded a live performance in Amsterdam that was released as a twoCD set called Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records The group released a new studio album a few months later and then embarked on a world tour to promote the album In this time keyboardist Greg Phillinganes filled in for Paich and bassist David Hungate left the group to spend more time with his family In 메이저사이트 순위 Paich Lukather began searching through old tapes demos to discover songs that had never been recorded before It was completed in 2001 and released as a double album titled Then and Now It was the first album in the history of the band that did not include any single song that had the word A in its title It also included one previously not released track KariAnne By 2003 Toto had begun to decline in popularity The groups fourth record Old Is New was not a commercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis which restricted his singing capabilities Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklars drumming duties were replaced by Shem Von Schroeck Downes along with the other original members of Asia Wetton Palmer and Howeconvened an event in England in early 2006 to discuss the possibility of formally reforming the group The lineup with the exception of Howe who was busy with Yes at the time was renamed Toto XIV They toured extensively In 2010 the band reunited for another reunion tour with a slightly different lineup including guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather drummer John Pierce bassist Shannon Forrest and multiinstrumentalists Warren Ham and Dominique Taplin The band featured a special appearance by singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver