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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. The company considered North America as a growth market for Washlet bidet seats and toilets, as opposed to its “base” markets of Japan and China. Dhaniram Toto was recording Toto words to ensure that the future generations could comprehend them. However, many words were being replaced by foreign ones, such as dui, which is Bengali for verandah. Origins The company was founded in 1917 and its beginnings mirrored Japan's development. In the first half, Toto made products to meet the growing demand for modern, contemporary urban housing. To do this, it used the country's first tunnel kiln that produced ceramics in continuous flow. It also pioneered the use of automation for production control, allowing greater efficiency and a more consistent production. The company began expanding internationally in the latter part of the 1980s to take advantage of new markets and sales opportunities. It established the Cera Trading Company, importing and distributing other products from other manufacturers to complement its own line of sanitary earthenware and plumbing fittings. This strategy increased sales and expanded the market share of the company globally. In the 1990s Toto began to focus on research and development for water-related appliances. It also upgraded its distribution system to better serve customers and increase profit. The company embraced a just-in time approach to supply chain management, and it used the same methodology in its sales program. This led to a higher level customer satisfaction. Toto has been able to continue to innovate on the toilet technology. The latest toilet from the company features a strong, eco-friendly tornado flush. The company uses recycled water in its manufacturing process and also has a green purchasing policy. In addition to toilets Toto manufactures bathtubs and faucets and hand dryers that are more energy efficient than typical models. The first museum of the company was opened in 2015 and features exhibits on Toto's most iconic products and their development as well as its group companies (all that deal with ceramics) as well as the history of plumbing and other products such as bath units, and in a separate gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum even has a bathroom that features a WASHLET toilet as well as other toilet-related innovations. Before beginning the formation of Toto members of the group did sessions with various musicians. Boz Scaggs' album Silk Degrees featured keyboardist David Paich as well as guitarists Mike Porcaro & Steve Lukather and drummers Jeff Porcaro & Steve Lukather. They also appeared on records by Steely Don, Seals and Crofts and Sonny and Cher. Discography With a name as evocative as Asia you'd expect the group to be prog queens and kings however, it's actually a fairly straightforward rock band. The band was initially a four-piece and released two albums: 1979's self-titled debut and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. However, even though the group have a diverse musical background, their biggest success was in 1982 with Toto IV. The album was a huge blockbuster, but not without its own set of issues. The record companies placed the band under pressure to release the top single or they would rescind them. Luckily for Toto, they did and they did it with the aid of the smash single “Africa.” Toto's musical mastery is the result of their prior experience. Before joining the group, members were session musicians for artists like Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their distinctive sound has become the norm for '80s pop, and has influenced many contemporary artists. The album starts out hard with songs like Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the band's ability to create great AOR tunes that slowly get into your head. The album also includes some slow, jazzier tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album closes with Great Expectations, a song which combines folk and distortion AOR and sounds like a complete flop, but works amazingly well. After Toto IV the band's fortunes began to decline. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career, and the band had to go through several drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in wake of drug charges and the group continued to perform as a trio featuring Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather. Despite the chaos, Toto forged ahead and released Isolation, which was not as successful as IV. However, the band still had a successful chart-topping album in 1992, Kingdom of Desire. The album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was the first to feature the new singer, Simon Phillips. Tours The band has performed around the globe to an crowd of millions, with sold-out shows across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. The band's repertoire is vast, and their collective catalog has amassed over a billion streams on streaming services across the globe. The band's music has influenced generations of fans. Steve Lukather has forged a rich, deep friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally around the world. In 토지노 커뮤니티 celebrated their 40th anniversary of Tours Around The Sun with an incredibly successful tour around the world. The album with the same name reached #5 on Billboard 200. The band's newest tour features their most popular songs and rarely-performed live deep cuts as well as a selection of songs that come from Lukather's and Williams individual catalogs. TOTO has a satisfaction rating of 20 based on its Net Promoter Score, which measures how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who rate the company highly and actively encourage others to utilize their products or services. Detractors are those who have negative opinions about the company and actively discourage people from making use of its products or services. Join Toto for an unforgettable cultural experience in Asia. This highlights tour features luxurious accommodation, a day on a deluxe junk on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that is what the French called Indochine. Also, you will spend a night in the charming city of Luang Prabang. This UNESCO World Heritage City is a feast for the senses. This is a trip that you shouldn't miss! Line-up The band's third album, Turn Back, marked an reversion to the classic sextet arrangement of previous albums and was a more powerful, consistent effort with an edge that was stronger than Hydra. The more edgy sound of the album was indicative of the maturation of group, with drummer Bobby Kimball's greater proficiency on the drums, as well as an improved, mature 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 band recorded an Amsterdam live show which was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set titled Falling In Between. The group released a new studio album a few months after and embarked on a world tour to help 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 1998, Paich and Lukather started looking through old demo tapes and tapes to make an album that would feature songs that had never been recorded before. It was completed in the form of a double-album called Then And Now in 2001. It was the first album by the band without one single track titled “A”. The album also included a previously unreleased 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 that affected his singing abilities. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar's drumming was replaced by Shem Von Schroeck. Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the founding members of Asia were in England in the early part of 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be revived. This lineup, minus Howe (who was busy with Yes at the time), eventually became known as Toto XIV and 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 an appearance by singer Michael McDonald, and a backing singer named Mabvuto Carpenter.