The Band Toto Asia
Toto was expanding its production facilities in the overseas market and doing business in France, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China. North America was seen as an area of growth for toilets and bidet seats, in contrast to its "base" markets in Japan and China.
Dhaniram Toto recorded Toto words to ensure that the future generation could understand the words. Many words were replaced with foreign ones. For instance dui, which was Bengali for verandah was being used.
Origins
Incorporated in 1917, Toto's early years mirrored Japan's economic growth. In the beginning of its existence, the company made goods to meet demand for modern and contemporary urban housing. To accomplish this, it used the country's first tunnel kiln to produce ceramics in continuous flow. It also pioneered automation to allow production control, which allows for greater efficiency and consistency.
The company began expanding its operations overseas in the late 1980s in order to profit from new markets and sales opportunities. The company created the Cera Trading Company to import and market other manufacturers' products in order to expand its line of sanitary earthenwares as well as plumbing fittings. This strategy increased sales and expanded the firm's market share in the world.
By the 1990s, Toto had shifted its emphasis to research and development of water-related household appliances. It also improved its distribution system to better meet the needs of its customers and to increase profits. The company also employed the approach of just-in-time in its supply chain management and sales program. This resulted in a greater level of satisfaction with the customer.
Toto continued to develop toilet technology. Its latest toilet has a powerful, environmentally-friendly tornado flush. Toto uses recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green buying policy. In addition to toilets Toto manufactures bathtubs and faucets, as well as hand dryers that are more efficient in energy use than conventional models.
The first museum of the company was opened in the year 2015 It has exhibits on Toto's most iconic products and their evolution and its group companies (all having to do with ceramics), historical background of plumbing and products like bath units, and in a separate gallery, Toto products sold around the world. 토토 꽁머니 has the bathroom equipped with a WASHLET as well as other toilet innovations.
Before forming Toto the members of the band did session work for many 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 played on records by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, and Sonny and Cher.
Discography
With a name as evocative as Asia one would expect the group to be prog kings and queens - but it's actually a pretty straight forward rock group. The band was initially four members and released two albums: 1979's self-titled debut and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. The group has a wide musical background, but their greatest success was in 1982 with Toto IV.
The album was a huge blockbuster, however it did not come without its own set of issues. Record companies placed the band on the position with the order "give us an album that is a success or we'll drop you" and the pressure was on to deliver. Luckily for Toto, they did and they did it with the aid of the smash single "Africa."
Toto's musical mastery is a result of their prior experience. Before forming the group, members were session musicians for artists like Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their sonic signature has become the norm for '80s pop, 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 creep into your head. The album also has some more mellow, jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. And the album ends with Great Expectations, a song which combines folk and distorted AOR and should sound totally wrong, but is incredibly effective.
After Toto IV, the band's fortunes took a turn for the worse. 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 after he was charged with drug abuse. the group continued to perform as a trio featuring Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.
Toto released Isolation despite the turbulence. It was not as well-liked as IV. However, the group was able to release a chart-topping album in 1992 with Kingdom of Desire. The album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was also the first album featuring a new singer, Simon Phillips.
Tours
The band has performed for millions of people across the world, with sold-out shows in Europe, North America and Asia and also Australia and New Zealand. The repertoire of the band is extensive and their catalog has accumulated more than one billion streams on streaming services around the world. The band's music has influenced generations of fans.
Steve Lukather has forged a vibrant, intimate friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally around the world. In 2018, the duo celebrated their 40th anniversary of Tours Around The Sun with a hugely profitable global tour. The album with the same name was ranked #5 on Billboard 200. The new tour by the band includes their best hits and rarely performed live deep cuts, along with a selection of songs from Lukather and Williams the catalogs of their respective albums.
TOTO has a satisfaction rating of 20 according to its Net Promoter Score which is a measure of how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are people who give a positive score to the company and encourage others to utilize its products or services. Detractors rate the company negatively and actively discourage people from making use of its products or services.
Join Toto for a unique cultural experience in Asia. This highlights tour features luxurious accommodations, a day aboard a deluxe junk on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that the French called Indochine. You'll 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 a once-in-a-lifetime excursion you should not be missing!
Line-up
Turn Back, the band's third studio album, was a return to a classic sextet structure, and an even more consistent and powerful effort with a harder edge. The more edgy sound of the album was indicative of the maturation of group, with drummer Bobby Kimball's greater virtuosity on drums, and a more mature, confident vocal delivery by singer Joseph Williams. David Paich's work was more refined, sharper and less cloned on previous performances.
After touring to promote their album, the group recorded an Amsterdam live concert which was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set entitled Falling In Between. The studio album came out shortly after, and the group went on an extensive world tour in support of it. During this period, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes replaced Paich and bassist David Hungate quit the group to spend time with his family.
In 1998, Paich and Lukather started searching through old demo tapes and tapes to make an album that would feature songs that were never recorded before. It was released in the form of a double-album called Then & Now in 2001. It was the first album in the band's history not to include one single track with the word "A" in its title. It also included one previously unreleased track, "Kari-Anne".
By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth record, Old Is New was an uncommercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis that limited his singing ability. Additionally, Hungate returned to Nashville, while drummer Leland Sklar was replaced by Shem von Schroeck.
Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the original members of Asia The original Asia members met in England early in 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be reformed. The group, which was missing Howe who was occupied with Yes during that period, was later 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 also featured a guest appearance by singer Michael McDonald, and a backing singer named Mabvuto Carpenter.