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.

Sound Talent Group co-founder and agent Dave Shapiro died in a plane crash in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday morning, per the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO). A founding member of ...

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 ...

Dave Shapiro, a co-founder of Sound Talent Group, has died. He was among those killed when a Cessna 550 private plane crashed into a San Diego’s Tierrasanta neighborhood in the early morning ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.