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Origins

The company was founded in 1917 and its early years mirrored Japan's economic development. In the first half, Toto produced products to meet the growing demand for modern, brand new urban housing. It was the first tunnel kiln in the nation that could produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use automation to control production, which allows for more efficiency and consistency.

The company began expanding overseas in the late 1980s in order to take advantage of new markets and sales opportunities. The company founded the Cera Trading Company to import and distribute other products from other manufacturers in order to complement its own range of sanitary earthenwares and plumbing fittings. This strategy boosted sales and increased the company's market share.

In the 90s, Toto began to concentrate on research and development for water-related appliances. It also upgraded its system of distribution to better serve its customers and increase profit. The company employed the same just-in-time approach to its supply chain management and sales program. This resulted in a higher level of customer satisfaction.

Toto continues to invent in the toilet technology. Its most recent toilet, for instance is equipped with a powerful tornado flush that is more eco friendly than traditional toilets. Toto also makes use of recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green procurement policy. Toto also manufactures bathtubs, faucets, and hand dryers with greater energy efficiency than standard models.

The first Toto museum opened in the year 2015. It features exhibits on Toto’s seminal products, their evolution, the group companies (all of which are ceramics) as well as the history of plumbing, and products such as bath units. In another gallery, visitors can see Toto products that are sold throughout. The museum also includes a bathroom with a WASHLET toilet as well as other toilet-related innovations.

Before forming Toto, members of the group performed sessions for various 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

It is common for a group with a name such as Asia to be a prog rock band however, it's actually a relatively straightforward rock band. The band started out as a quartet and recorded 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 breakthrough came in 1982 with Toto IV.

The album was a major blockbuster, however it did not come without its own set of issues. The record companies placed Toto under pressure to release an album that was a success or else they would pull the album. Luckily for Toto they delivered with the help of the smash hit single "Africa."

Toto's musical mastery is the result of their prior experience. Before forming the group, the band members worked as session musicians for artists such as Boz Scaggs. Steely Dan and Seals and Crofts. Their sonic trademark has become the standard for the '80s, and has influenced many contemporary 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 has some slower, more jazzy tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album ends with Great Expectations. This song blends folk and distortion AOR that could sound completely wrong but actually is very effective.

After Toto IV the band's fortunes began to wane. David Hungate left to concentrate on his solo career, and the band had to go through numerous drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball left the band after drug charges. The band continued with Michael Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Michael Porcaro.

Despite the chaos, 토지노 커뮤니티 Toto forged ahead and released Isolation that was not as successful as IV. However, the group had a successful chart-topping album in 1992, Kingdom of Desire. This album marked the end of the original Toto lineup and was also the first album featuring the new singer, Simon Phillips.

Tours

The band has performed for millions of people around the world, performing sold out shows in Europe, North America and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The band has a vast repertoire, and its catalog has been listened to over a billion times on streaming services across the world. The band's music has influenced multiple generations of fans.

Steve Lukather has forged a colorful, deep friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally all over the world. In 2018, the duo celebrated their 40 Tours Around The Sun with an incredibly successful tour around the world. The album with the same name landed at #5 on the Billboard 200. The latest tour of the band features their most popular songs rare live deep-cuts and some songs from Lukather's and Williams catalogs.

TOTO has a customer satisfaction rating of 20 according to its Net Promoter Score, which measures how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are people who give a high score to the company and encourage others to utilize its products or services. Detractors are those who do not like the company and actively discourage people from using its products or services.

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Line-up

The band's third album, Turn Back, marked an reversion to the classic sextet format of previous albums. It was a stronger, more consistent effort with a harder edge than Hydra. The edgier sound of Turn Back was a reflection of the growth of the band. Bobby Kimball's growing virtuosity was reflected by the vocal delivery of Joseph Williams, who had grown more confident and mature. David Paich's keyboard skills were as well more refined, more precise, and less derivative on previous efforts.

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 group released a brand new studio album a few months after and then embarked on a world tour to support the album. 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 & Lukather began searching through old tapes & demos to discover songs that hadn't been recorded prior to. It was completed in 2001 as a duo album titled Then and Now. It was the first album by the band without the single track "A". The album also contained an previously unreleased track "Kari-Anne".

By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The fourth album, Old Is New, was a commercial flop and singer Williams was suffering from a serious laryngitis condition that limited his singing abilities. In addition, Hungate returned to Nashville and drummer Leland Sklar was replaced by Shem von Schroeck.

Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the original members of Asia were in England early in 2006 to discuss the possibility that the group could be revived. The group, which was missing Howe who was occupied 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 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 the appearance of singer Michael McDonald, and a backing singer named Mabvuto Carpenter.