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, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, was one of those killed in the Murphy Canyon plane crash early Thursday. He was 42.

Music executive Dave Shapiro, whose clients included Sum 41, Dave Navarro, Hanson and Bush, was among the six people killed in a plane crash Thursday morning in San Diego.He was 42. The crash also ...

Dave Shapiro, Sound Talent Group's co-founder and a heavy rock music agent, died in a San Diego plane crash on Thursday morning at age 42.

Music industry veteran and Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro was killed in a plane crash in San Diego, California. He was 42 years old.

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, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner ...

Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville. Shapiro was killed in a plane crash on Thursday. (Stephanie Siau/Sound Talent Group via Associated Press) ...