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.

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 ...

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 ...

Kendall Fortner, 24, and an employee of Shapiro’s Sound Talent Group agency, was identified by The Associated Press. Dominic Damian, a San Diego resident, was confirmed by a family member to CBS 8.

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 ...

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 ...

The band Hanson paid tribute to their music talent agent Dave Shapiro after he was named as one of those killed in the San Diego plane crash on Thursday. Shapiro, 42, co-founder of Sound Talent ...

Shapiro co-founded Sound Talent Group in 2018 with Tim Borror and Matt Andersen. The 42-year-old had a pilot's license and was listed as the owner of the plane that crashed, according to the ...