The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro […] 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.

Dave Shapiro, 42, co-founded the music agency Sound Talent Group in 2018 after working as an agent for United Talent Agency. "Dave's superpower was his ability to recognize new talent, work with ...

On 22 May 2025, a Cessna 550 Citation II crashed into San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighbourhood, killing all six people aboard, including Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, and Daniel ...

Credit: Stephanie Siau/Sound Talent Group via AP Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville. These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s.

The music agency that Shapiro cofounded, Sound Talent Group, represented groups like Parkway Drive and Sum 41, but it also ventured into more pop acts like Vanessa Carlton.

Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville. (Stephanie Siau/Sound Talent Group via AP) The alternative music community is in mourning after the crash of a ...

The tragic plane crash in a San Diego military neighborhood claimed the lives of six individuals, including three employees of Sound Talent Group. Among the victims were co-founder and music agent ...

Shapiro cofounded Sound Talent Group in 2018 with Tim Borror and Matt Andersen. The agency’s roster focuses on alternative bands across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard ...

Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville. (Stephanie Siau/Sound Talent Group via AP) This photo provided by Bryan Charles Feldman shows his daughter, ...

Groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro died in the crash. He had a pilot’s license and ...

Fortner, 24, and Huke, 25, joined Shapiro's agency as booking associates after graduating from college, according to bios released by Sound Talent Group, which confirmed both women were on the plane.