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

Shapiro was one of the several who died in a San Diego plane crash in May 2025. Learn about the late talent agent here.

The men were among several killed in a May 22 plane crash near San Diego. Both were at Pierce the Veil's sold-out MSG show.

The Devil Wears Prada alum Daniel Williams and talent agent Dave Shapiro were both killed in a recent plane crash in San ...

Tributes were pouring in across social media Thursday for music agent Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams, who were both ...

Shapiro, who co-founded music agency Sound Talent Group, was a well-known and respected figure in the rock and metal scene, ...

Sound Talent Group co-founder and agent Dave Shapiro died in a plane crash in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday morning, per the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO). A founding member of ...

By Dave Brooks Talent agent and Sound Talent Group (STG) owner Dave Shapiro, 42, was among those killed in a fiery plane crash in San Diego, Calif., in the early morning on Thursday (May 22 ...

Sound Talent Group's Dave Shapiro and former The Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams were identified as among those who died in the crash.

Tributes were pouring in across social media Thursday for music agent Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams, who were both believed to be involved in the deadly plane crash in a Murphy Canyon ...