Dave Shapiro Dead: San Diego Plane Crash Claims Music Exec at 42

 

BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Source: AP

Music Executive Dave Shapiro was amongst the 3 people who died after a San Diego plane crashed into a house yesterday. He was 42 years old.

Per AP:

Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner of the plane that crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro died in the Thursday morning crash along with two employees.

“We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends,” the agency said in a statement.

Shapiro grew up in upstate New York in the “straightedge hard-core” scene, a subculture that promotes not using drugs and alcohol in reaction to mainstream punk.

In high school, he started a band with his friends and got signed with Victory Records right when they graduated. They toured for a few years, during which he made connections in the music industry that would help his foray into the business side.

Shapiro said he became instantly hooked on aviation after taking his first intro flight at age 22. He seemed to love music and flying with equal passion, at one point opening an office of his talent agency at a hangar in San Diego.

It's not know how many died in the crash, but 6 people were listed on board in total. His last words were:

“Me and my wife, we’re going to fly to you,” Whibley said Shapiro said to him. “We’re going to pick you up and we’re going to go somewhere crazy for lunch.”