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The Band Toto Asia Toto was expanding its production facilities abroad and was doing business in France Germany Indonesia Korea Taiwan Thailand and the Peoples Republic of China North America was seen as a market that would grow for Washlet toilets and bidet seats as opposed its base markets in Japan and China Dhaniram Toto was recording Toto words to ensure the future generations could comprehend them However many words were being replaced with foreign ones such as dui which is Bengali for verandah Origins The early history of Toto which began in 1917 mirrored Japans economic expansion In the first half of its existence the company made goods to meet demand for modern and contemporary urban housing To do this it employed the first tunnel kiln in the nation that produced ceramics in continuous flow It also pioneered automation to allow production control which helps to increase efficiency and consistency 스포츠토토 사이트 began expanding its operations overseas in the late 1980s in order to take advantage of new markets and sales opportunities The company created the Cera Trading Company to import and market other products of other manufacturers to enhance its own range of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings This strategy boosted sales and increased the firms global market share By the 1990s Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development for waterrelated household appliances It also improved its distribution system to better serve the needs of customers and to increase profits The company used the same justin time approach in its supply chain management as well as sales program This led to a higher level of satisfaction of customers Toto continued to develop toilet technology The latest toilet from the company features an environmentally friendly powerful tornado flush The company also makes use of recycled water in its production process and has a green purchasing policy Apart from toilets Toto manufactures faucets and bathtubs and hand dryers that are more efficient in terms of energy consumption than typical models The first Toto museum opened in the year 2015 It hosts exhibits on the most iconic products of Toto and their evolution the group companies all of which are made of ceramics as well as the history of plumbing and even bath units In an additional gallery you will find Toto products that are sold throughout The museum even has a bathroom that includes the WASHLET toilet as well as other toiletrelated innovations Before forming Toto the members of the band did session work for a variety of musicians Keyboardist David Paich drummer Jeff Porcaro and guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather all played on the album Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs They also performed on records by Steely Dan Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher Discography You might expect a band with a name such as Asia to be a prog rock band but it is actually a pretty straightforward rock band The band started out as a group and recorded two albums 1979s selftitled debut and 1980s Armed to the Teeth The band has a varied musical background but their greatest success came in 1982 with Toto IV The album was a major blockbuster however it did not come without its share of problems The record companies put Toto under pressure to deliver an album that was a success or they would rescind them Toto was able to achieve this through the aid of the smash hit Africa Totos musical mastery owes a lot 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 before starting the group Their sonic trademark has become the standard for 80s music influencing many contemporary artists The album begins hard with songs such as Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the bands ability to write fantastic AOR tunes that slowly creep into your head The album also contains more jazzy slower tracks such as The Little Things and Chinatown The album closes with Great Expectations a song that combines folk with distortion AOR and could sound like a complete flop but works wonderfully well After Toto IV the bands fortunes started to plummet David Hungate left the band to pursue a solo career The band had several drummers In 1984 Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in after he was charged with drug abuse the group continued to perform as a trio which included Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather Despite the turmoil Toto forged ahead and released Isolation however which was not as successful as IV However the band was able to release a charttopping album in the year 1992 with Kingdom of Desire This album marked the conclusion of the original Toto lineup and was the first album to feature the new singer Simon Phillips Tours The band has performed around the globe to an crowd of millions with soldout shows in Europe North America Asia and Australia and New Zealand The band has a wide repertoire and its catalog has been heard more than one billion times on streaming services across the world The bands music has inspired many generations of fans Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have formed a strong and vibrant friendship that flourishes professionally on a worldwide basis In 2018 the duo celebrated 40 years of Tours Around The Sun by a hugely profitable global tour The album of the same title ranked 5 on the Billboard 200 The new tour of the band includes their best hits and rarely performed live deep cuts alongside some of the songs from Lukather and Williams the catalogs of their respective albums TOTO has a customer satisfaction rating of 20 Based on its Net Promoter Score which measures how likely its customers are to recommend the brand Promoters are people who give a positive rating to the company and encourage others to use its products and services Detractors are those who rate the company poorly and might even actively dissuade people from using their products or services Join Toto for an unforgettable cultural experience in Asia This highlights tour offers luxury accommodations a day aboard a deluxe junk on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat a mystical temple that the French called Indochine Youll also stay a night in the charming town of Luang Prabang a UNESCO World Heritage city that will delight the senses This is a excursion you should not skip Lineup Turn Back the bands third studio album it was an attempt to return to the classic sextet format and an even more consistent and powerful effort with a harder edge Its more punkrock sound reflected the maturation of the group and featured drummer Bobby Kimballs increased virtuosity on drums and a more confident mature vocal delivery from singer Joseph Williams Keyboardist David Paichs work also was more precise sharper and less cloying than earlier performances After touring to promote the album the group recorded a live concert in Amsterdam which was released as a set of two CDs titled Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records The group released their new studio album just a few months after and then embarked on a world tour promote 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 looking through old tapes and demos to find songs that hadnt been recorded before It was completed in 2001 as a double album called Then and Now It was the bands first album without one single track titled A The album also contained an previously unreleased track called 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 limited his singing ability Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklars drumming duties were 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 group could be reformed This lineup minus Howe who was working with Yes at the period was later 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 guest appearance from singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver