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Toto expanded its production facilities overseas, and was doing business in France and Germany, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. North America was seen as an opportunity to grow for Washlet toilets and bidet seats, in contrast to its ”base” markets in Japan and China.
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Origins
Incorporated in 1917, Toto's early years mirrored Japan's economic development. In the first half of 1917, Toto made goods to meet the demand for modern, brand new urban housing. It used the first tunnel kiln in the country to produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use automation to control production, allowing for more efficiency and consistency.
In the latter half of the 1980s, the company began to expand overseas in order to profit from sales and new markets. The company created the Cera Trading Company to import and sell other products from other manufacturers to expand its range of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings. This strategy helped to increase sales and expand the company's market share in the world.
In the 1990s Toto began focusing on research and development for water-related appliances. It also improved its distribution system to better serve customers and improve profit. The company used the same just-in-time approach to its supply chain management and sales program. This resulted in a greater level of satisfaction with the customer.
Toto continued to develop toilet technology. The latest toilet from the company features a powerful, environmentally-friendly tornado flush. The company also uses recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green procurement policy. In addition to toilets Toto manufactures bathtubs and faucets and hand dryers that are more efficient in energy use than conventional models.
The first Toto museum opened in 2015. It features exhibits on the most iconic products of Toto and their evolution, the group companies (all of which are made from ceramics), the history of plumbing, and products such as bath units. In an additional gallery, you can view Toto products that are sold across the world. The museum also has a bathroom that includes the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.
Before the formation of Toto, members of the band did session work 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.
Discography
With a name as evocative as Asia you'd expect the group to be prog queens and kings - but it's actually a pretty straight forward rock band. The band started out as a quartet, and they released two albums - 1979's self titled debut and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. The group has a wide musical background, but their biggest success came in 1982 with Toto IV.
The album was a huge blockbuster but not without its problems. The record companies put the band under pressure to release an album that was a success or 안전놀이터 they would drop the album. Luckily for Toto, they did and they did it with the help of the smash hit single ”Africa.”
Toto's musical mastery owes a lot to 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 trademark has become the standard of the '80s, and has influenced many contemporary artists.
The album opens with a strong and pounding sound with songs like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write fantastic AOR songs that slowly get their hooks into your. The album also has some slower, 먹튀검증 more jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album ends with Great Expectations. This song is a mix of folk and the distorted AOR 안전놀이터 순위 which could sound completely wrong but actually works extremely well.
After Toto IV, the band's fortunes started to plummet. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career, and the band had to go through numerous drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball left the group due to drug charges. The band remained with Michael Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Michael Porcaro.
Toto released Isolation despite the turmoil. It wasn't as popular as IV. The group managed to release an album that was chart-topping, Kingdom of Desire, in 1992. This album marked the conclusion of the original Toto lineup and was also the first album to feature a new singer, Simon Phillips.
Tours
The band has performed to millions of fans across the world, performing sold-out shows across Europe, North America and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The repertoire of the band is extensive, and their collective catalog has amassed over billion streams on streaming services around the world. The band's music has inspired generations of fans.
Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have formed a strong, colorful friendship that thrives professionally on a global scale. In 2018 the duo celebrated 40 Tours Around the Sun with a hugely successful tour across the globe. The album with the same title was ranked at #5 on the Billboard 200. The new tour of the band includes their best hits and rarely played live deep cuts, along with 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 is a measure of how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who rate the company highly and actively encourage others to make use of their products or services. Detractors are those who rate the company poorly, and may even actively hinder others from using their services or products.
Join Toto for an unforgettable cultural experience in Asia. This highlights tour of the region the French once called Indochine offers luxurious accommodation, a day on a luxury cruise ship in Halong Bay, and an exploration of the mystical temples of Angkor Wat. You'll also spend one night in the charming town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city that will delight the senses. This is an unforgettable journey that you will not wish to miss!
Line-up
Turn Back, the band's third studio album, was a return to a classic sextet format, and an even more consistent and powerful album with a sharper edge. Its more punk-rock sound was indicative of the maturation of group and included drummer Bobby Kimball's greater proficiency on the drums, as well as an improved, mature vocal delivery from singer Joseph Williams. Keyboardist David Paich's work was sharper, more intricate and less cloying than earlier performances.
After touring to promote the album, the band recorded a live concert in Amsterdam that was released as a set of two CDs titled Falling In Between Live on Eagle Records. The group released their new studio album a few months after and embarked on a tour around the world to help promote it. During 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 토토사이트 모음 Lukather started searching through old tapes and demos for an album that would feature songs that were never recorded before. The album was released in 2001 and released as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the first album in the band's history not to include one single track with the word ”A” in its title and it included one previously not released 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, which affected his singing abilities. In addition, Hungate returned to Nashville, while drummer Leland Sklar was replaced by Shem von Schroeck.
Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the founding members of Asia, met in England in the beginning of 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be revived. The lineup, with the exception of Howe who was working 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.
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