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Few ensembles in the history of recorded music have individually or collectively had a larger imprint on pop culture than the
members of TOTO. As individuals, the band members’ imprint can be heard on an astonishing 5000 albums that together
amass a sales history of a HALF A BILLION albums. Amongst these recordings, NARAS applauded the performances with 225
Grammy nominations. Band members were South Park characters, while Family Guy did an entire episode on the band's hit
"Africa." As a band, TOTO sold 35 million albums, and today continue to be a worldwide arena draw staging s ...read more
Few ensembles in the history of recorded music have individually or collectively had a larger imprint on pop culture than the
members of TOTO. As individuals, the band members’ imprint can be heard on an astonishing 5000 albums that together
amass a sales history of a HALF A BILLION albums. Amongst these recordings, NARAS applauded the performances with 225
Grammy nominations. Band members were South Park characters, while Family Guy did an entire episode on the band's hit
"Africa." As a band, TOTO sold 35 million albums, and today continue to be a worldwide arena draw staging standing room
only events across the globe. They are pop culture, and are one of the few 70s bands that have endured the changing
trends and styles, and 35 years in to a career enjoy a multi-generational fan base.
Guitarist Steve Lukather aka Luke has performed on 2000 albums, with artists across the musical spectrum that include
Michael Jackson, Roger Waters, Miles Davis, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Don Henley, Alice Cooper, Cheap
Trick and many more. His solo career encompasses a catalog of ten albums and multiple DVDs that collectively encompass
sales exceeding 500,000 copies. His touring schedule annually reached points across the globe via his solo ensemble, and
multiple side projects. In 2013 alone, his plans bring him to Australia and New Zealand with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band,
through Europe staging a long run in support of his solo career, and multiple continents with TOTO. Over the past quarter
century he has collaborated live with artists as diverse as Larry Carlton, G3 with Satriani / Vai, and John Petrucci. He is also
featured on a live DVD with Edgar Winter, is a key member of Los Lobototmy's, a cult fusion band with two albums and a DVD
release, and in Soul Bop with Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Robben Ford, Darryl Jones and others when not focused on TOTO and
solo activities. In 2001, he won a Grammy Award with Larry Carlton for the live album No Substitutions, and again in 1982 for
George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around" which he co-wrote.
Keyboardist David Paich has co-writing credits on the Boz Scaggs songs "What Can I Say," "Lowdown," and "Lido Shuffle"
from the multi-platinum album Silk Degrees. In 1978, he penned (alongside David Foster and artist Cheryl Lynn), and
produced the hit single "Got To Be Real" which catapulted her to stardom, and is remembered as one of the defining moments
in disco. He has also written songs recorded by Cher, Glen Campbell, Chicago, Billy Preston, and George Benson. He has
been arranger and / or keyboardist for Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, The Doobie
Brothers, Heart, Foreigner, Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, P!nk, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, and Sir Elton
John. He produced such notables as Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Tremaine Hawkins and the great Sarah Vaughn.
Drummer Jeff Porcaro worked on hundreds of albums and was a participant in thousands of sessions. He performed behind
the kit for Steely Dan's Katy Lied and others, and performed on albums as diverse as those from Dire Straits, Jackson Browne,
Donald Fagen, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Madonna, Al Jarreau, America, Peter Frampton, the Bee Gees,
Stand Getz, Barbara Streisand, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and countless others. His brother Steve
Porcaro's session credits include Michael Jackson (composer, "Human Nature"), Jefferson Airplane, Yes, and many others. On
the live side, outside of TOTO activities he has toured with Gary Wright (1977) and Yes' Chris Squire (1992). He wrote or co-
wrote at least one song on each of TOTO's first six albums. Currently, Porcaro continues to score the hit TV show Justified
on FX Network, which he has created for the past three seasons alongside countless other projects for film and television.
Middle Brother Mike Porcaro became an official member of TOTO in 1982, with recorded performances prior that include his
cello track on "Good For You" (TOTO IV). Lukather shares, "After the departure of Hungate, we were joined by brother Mike
Porcaro to make the family of TOTO complete! The grooves became even more intense." In addition to touring with Michael
Franks on his very first tour, significant contribution to the albums of Seals & Crofts whom he also toured with, he performed
on hundreds of records, including on Santana's smash "Supernatural" and KISS.
Amongst all of these accomplishments on the performance side, few had a deeper impact than Michal Jackson's international
hits the Thriller and Bad albums. On "Beat It," Luke played all the guitars (aside from the famous Eddie Van Halen solo) and
the bass parts, and Jeff Porcaro played drums making it more TOTO than most people are aware. They also contributed to
the Jackson / McCartney duet. Despite their world-wide commercial success as TOTO, the members of the band continued
their session work, collaborating with artists such as Don Henley, Van Halen, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Paul McCartney,
Chicago, and Eric Clapton. Additionally, David Paich brought in the entire band to work together on a movie score for David
Lynch’s Dune, based on the best-selling science fiction novel that has since become a cult phenomenon « hide |
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