SURFACE - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - TUE, MAY 12, 2015 - 7pm PST

Now based in Aurora, Colorado, Conley is gearing up to follow the release with the June 1st full album launch. He states, "Because of my past music I still wanted to keep things pretty much close to the Surface in doing this record. So that's kind of what you should be expecting...  Not a lot is new under the sun but I just took the old and blended it with the new to bring you what we have."Having also produced and written for major artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stanley Jordon, George Benson, and other notables like VictoriaBeckham and  Damon Dash, Conley reenters the R&B world as an industry veteran ready to connect with fresh listeners-worldwide.

ABOUT SURFACE:

Surface landed a record deal with Columbia and released their debut album in 1986. The album peaked at #55 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. In 1989, Surface released their second album, "2nd Wave" which peaked at #56 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single "Shower Me With Your Love" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, and became Surface's second #1 R&B hit single Gold , topping Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart for a week in July 1989, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. Following up with a gold single called "The First Time" #1 on Billboard's R&B, Billboard Adult Contemporary and Billboard's Hot charts.