David "Pic" Conley is an American bassist.

Biography

Conley was born in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

. He was in the band Port Authority in the 1970s with guitarist David Townsend

David Townsend (musician)

David Townsend was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the R&B band Surface, and the son of singer/songwriter Ed Townsend.-Early years:...

, and then the bassist with the popular Caribbean funk band Mandrill

Mandrill (band)

Mandrill is an American funk band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. The band was formed by three brothers: Carlos Wilson , Lou Wilson and Ric Wilson . The brothers were born in Panama and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn...

 (replacing Brian Allsop) from 1978 to 1981. He played on "Too Late", their biggest hit, which reached No. 37 on the US R&B chart in 1978. He formed the soul/R&B band Surface

Surface (band)

Surface was an American R&B and pop music group, active from 1983 to 1994, and best known for its #1 pop and R&B hit "The First Time".-Early years:...

 with Townsend in 1983. They had a No. 5 US/#1 US R&B hit with 'Shower Me With Your Love' in 1989. After Townsend and singer Bernard Jackson

Bernard Jackson (singer)

Bernard Jackson is an American singer/bassist. He was the frontman for the 1980s/early 1990s R&B band, Surface from 1984 to 1994...

left in 1994, he became the manager and producer for bands such as Tu Luce, and has also worked as an A&R man.

Surface

• 1987: Surface (Columbia)
• 1989: 2nd Wave (Columbia)
• 1990: 3 Deep (Columbia)
• 1991: The Best Surface: A Nice Time for Loving (Columbia)
• 2001: The First Time: The Best of Surface (Sony)