Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, and two employees were among those killed in the San Diego plane crash.

Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42.

Music executive Dave Shapiro, whose clients have included Sum 41, Dave Navarro, Hanson and Bush, was among the people killed in a plane crash in San Diego.

Dave Shapiro was a prominent figure in the music industry, having co-founded Sound Talent Group, which represented artists such as Hanson, Vanessa Carlton, and Sum 41.

Dave Shapiro, a prominent music agent and co-founder of Sound Talent Group, was among the victims of a fatal plane crash in a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning. The crash, involving a ...

Dave Shapiro of Sound Talent Group died in a San Diego plane crash in May 2025, and Daniel Williams of the Devil Wears Prada band is rumored to have died.

Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner ...

Dave Shapiro, founder of music agency Sound Talent Group, was killed in a plane crash in San Diego on Thursday (May 22) alongside several others.

Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42.