Moving past his time in the studio, Shapiro also loved to fly. Taking his first flying lesson at 22, the talent agent admitted that flying helped him focus.

Dave Shapiro, talent agent and co-founder of Sound Talent Group (STG), was among those killed in a private plane crash early Thursday morning in San Diego. He was 42. Shapiro was on board a 1985 ...

Music industry veteran and Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro was tragically killed in a California plane crash earlier today (May 22). As reported by NBC News, a small plane crashed into ...

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 made headlines in May 2025, but unfortunately, not for a positive reason. The late Sound Talent Group (STG) co-founder died in a tragic Cessna plane crash in San Diego, California ...

The music agency Sound Talent Group said three of its employees died in the crash, including David Shapiro, the agency’s co-founder, an El Cajon resident.

Shapiro, 42, co-founder of Sound Talent Group (STG), and two employees were among those killed, the music agency said in a statement. He was a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and ...

Shapiro, 42, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, was widely known in the music industry for working with artists like Sum 41 and Pierce the Veil.