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Dave Shapiro, Music Agent & Sound Talent Group Owner, Killed in San Diego Plane Crash at 42


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.

His roster includes Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, I Prevail, Set it Off, Story of the Year, Silverstein, Parkway Drive and Eve 6. He also operates the Velocity Records music label, whose roster has included Thursday, Concrete Castles and Craig Owens. “From BASE jumping to aerobatic flying, Helicopters to twin engines, flight instructing to furthering his own education, doesn’t matter to Dave as long as he gets to be in the sky,” the website reads.

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