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The Band Toto AsiaToto was expanding its production facilities abroad, and doing business in France and Germany, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. North America was seen as an area of growth for toilets and bidet seats, as opposed its "base" markets in Japan and China.Dhaniram Toto was recording Toto words to ensure the next generation could read the words. Many words were replaced with foreign words. For example, dui, which is Bengali for verandah, was used.OriginsThe company was founded in 1917 and its early years were a mirror of Japan's economic growth. In the first half of its existence, the company made goods to meet demand for new, modern urban housing. It had the first tunnel kilns in the country to produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, allowing for more efficiency and consistency.The company began expanding internationally in the late 1980s to profit from new markets and sales opportunities. It created the Cera Trading Company, importing and distributing other products of manufacturers to complement its own lines of plumbing fittings and sanitary earthenware. This strategy increased sales and increased the firm's global market share.In the 1990s, Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development for household appliances that are water-related. It also improved its distribution system to better meet the needs of customers and to increase profits. The company employed the same just-in time approach in its supply chain management and sales program. This led to a higher level of customer satisfaction.Toto continues to invent with regard to toilet technology. Its most recent toilet, for instance it has a powerful tornado flush that is more environmentally friendly than conventional toilets. The company also uses recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green procurement policy. Toto also manufactures faucets, bathtubs and hand dryers with greater energy efficiency than conventional models.The first museum of the company was opened in the year 2015 It has exhibits about Toto's iconic products and their development as well as its group companies (all related to ceramics) and the historical background of plumbing and products like bath units and, in a separate gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum has a bathroom with a washbasin and other toilet innovations.Before forming Toto, members of the group did sessions for many 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.DiscographyYou might expect a band with a name like Asia to be a prog rock group however, it's actually a fairly straight forward rock band. The group began as a quartet and released two albums - 1979's self titled debut, and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. Although the band have a diverse musical background their biggest hit was in 1982 with Toto IV.The album was a huge blockbuster but not without its problems. Record companies put the band on the spot with the ultimatum "give us an album that is a success or we'll drop you" and the pressure was on to give it. Toto was able to do this with the help from the smash hit "Africa."Toto's musical mastery is a result of their prior experience since the members were session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, and Seals and Crofts prior the group. Their sonic signature has since become the standard for '80s pop, and has influenced many modern artists.The album opens up hard with songs such as Running Out of Time or Unknown Soldier that show the band's ability to write fantastic AOR tunes that slowly get into your head. The album also contains jazzier, slower tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album closes with Great Expectations. This song mixes folk and the distorted AOR which could seem like a complete blunder, but works very well.After Toto IV, the band's fortunes changed to the downside. David Hungate left the band to pursue a solo career and the band was dominated by drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in the aftermath of drug-related charges. However, the group continued to perform as a trio featuring Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.Toto released Isolation despite the turbulence. It wasn't as well-liked as IV. However, the group was able to release a chart-topping album in 1992, Kingdom of Desire. The album was the last of Toto's lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, a new vocalist.ToursThe band has performed for millions of fans across the globe, and has 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 amassed over a billion streams on streaming services around the world. 먹튀검증 has influenced generations of fans.Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have formed a strong, colorful friendship that thrives professionally on a global basis. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 Tours Around the Sun with a wildly successful global tour. The album with the same title ranked #5 on the Billboard 200. The new tour of the band includes their most popular songs and rarely performed live deep cuts, as well as a selection of songs from Lukather and Williams their individual catalogs.TOTO has a satisfaction rating of 20 based on its Net Promoter Score which measures how likely its customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who praise the company and actively encourage others to utilize their products or services. Detractors are those who judge the company poorly, and might even actively discourage people from using their products or services.Join Toto to experience a unique cultural encounter in Asia. This highlights tour includes luxurious accommodation, a cruise on an elegant cruise ship on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that 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 your senses. This is a trip that you won't wish to miss!Line-upTurn Back, the band's third studio album, was an ode to the traditional sextet style and it was a more consistent, more powerful effort with a harder edge. Its more punk-rock sound reflected the maturation of the group and included drummer Bobby Kimball's increased proficiency on the drums, as well as a more mature, confident vocal delivery by singer Joseph Williams. David Paich's keyboard work 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 that was released as a set of two CDs called Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. A new studio album followed a few months later, and the group went on an extensive world tour in support of it. During this time, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes replaced Paich and bassist David Hungate quit the group to spend 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 were never recorded before. It was completed in 2001 and released as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the band's first album that did not contain a single song titled "A". The album also included a previously unreleased track called "Kari-Anne".By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth record, Old Is New was not a commercial success and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis, which affected his singing abilities. Additionally, Hungate returned to Nashville and drummer Leland Sklar was replaced by Shem von Schroeck.Downes and the other original members of Asia - Wetton, Palmer, and Howe--convened a meeting in England in the early part of 2006 to discuss the possibility of officially reforming the band. The lineup, with the exception of Howe who was occupied 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 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 featured an appearance by singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.