Pierce The Veil has paid tribute to their supervisor and agent Dave Shapiro, who was among the many casualties of a airplane crash on Thursday.
Shapiro was a part of a gaggle who had boarded personal Cessna 550 jet that crashed within the Murphy Canyon space of San Diego, California, whereas making an attempt to land on the close by Montgomery-Gibbs Government Airport. He was 42 years outdated. Former drummer of The Satan Wears Prada Daniel Williams was additionally killed within the crash, together with software program engineer Dominic Damien, reserving brokers Kendall Fortner and Emma Huke and photographer Celina Kenyon.
Shapiro was a well known and beloved music agent, who has represented the likes of Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, I Prevail, Set it Off, Story of the 12 months, Silverstein, Parkway Drive, Northlane, The Amity Affliction and extra.
“We’re devastated by the lack of our co-founder, colleagues and associates,” a spokesperson for his company Sound Expertise Group mentioned in an announcement to Billboard, confirming his demise. “Our hearts exit to their households and to everybody impacted by right this moment’s tragedy. Thanks a lot for respecting their privateness at the moment.”
Whereas Shapiro labored with an extended listing of different bands, he had significantly shut ties with Pierce The Veil as each their agent and supervisor.
Of their tribute, the band wrote: “We misplaced our longtime agent, supervisor, and expensive buddy Dave Shapiro in a tragic airplane accident on Thursday morning, together with different shut colleagues and associates. It’s laborious to place into phrases how a lot this man meant to so many people. He made a profound impression in such a short while and touched numerous lives all over the world.
“We began working collectively almost twenty years in the past, after we have been all in our early twenties — I feel Jaime may need even been 19. Dave had simply left his band, Rely the Stars, and began reserving for Equal Imaginative and prescient Data. We have been the primary band he ever booked, and we haven’t left one another’s facet since. We even lived at Dave’s home between excursions after we wanted a spot to remain, not simply because we have been broke, however as a result of we simply cherished being round one another. He all the time appeared out for us, it doesn’t matter what.
“Friendship meant the whole lot to Dave. He cherished being round individuals and by no means needed the thrill to finish. He fought laborious for the individuals he cherished and needed everybody round him to succeed. He taught us the significance of rising roots on this business and confirmed us that longevity is the important thing to constructing an actual profession in music. We owe him the whole lot. We’re happy with what we constructed collectively — however we’d give all of it again in a heartbeat simply to listen to him inform a joke or one in every of his humorous tales proper now.
“Dave, we’re actually gonna miss you. You have been taken from us too quickly. Thanks for giving us the whole lot you had when you have been right here. Each time we take the stage, will probably be in your reminiscence. Our hearts exit to your spouse, household, and the buddies you liked so dearly. We’re additionally holding shut the households of the colleagues and expensive associates we misplaced within the crash as properly. Relaxation in peace.”
As well as, Sleeping With Sirens revealed they performed Shapiro’s favorite tune of theirs, ‘Fireplace’, throughout their present in Lengthy Island as a tribute to him. “We miss you greater than phrases can say,” they added.
Our present in Lengthy Island was one of many hardest exhibits we’ve ever performed.
“Fireplace” was Dave’s favourite tune. We performed it for him and for everybody we misplaced.
This one was for you, Dave. For all of you. We miss you greater than phrases can say.
Dave Shapiro
Daniel Williams
Dominic Damien… pic.twitter.com/O4UjRQPweL— Sleeping With Sirens (@SWStheband) Might 25, 2025
Take a look at extra tributes under:
Dave Shapiro x Daniel Williams endlessly ♥️
— DAYSEEKER (@dayseeker) Might 23, 2025
Individuals don’t perceive how a lot of an impression Dave Shapiro had on the choice music scene. RIP, you really made this scene a greater place, it’s going to be actually laborious with out you.
— Ryan Joseph Kirby (@ryankirbz) Might 22, 2025
Our coronary heart breaks for Dave’s household and associates all over the world. We’re full with gratitude and love for the whole lot he helped as obtain for almost 20 years.
RIP Mr Shapiro you might be irreplaceable 💔
— The Amity Affliction (@amityaffliction) Might 23, 2025
Fearless is crushed by the passing of Dave Shapiro. He was a longtime buddy & champion of many artists on our label, bringing an excellence & positivity matched by no different within the business. We’re grateful for his ardour & will miss him deeply. Our hearts exit to all concerned pic.twitter.com/dtmFgxWCLh
— Fearless Data (@FearlessRecords) Might 23, 2025
The likes of The Phrase Alive and Hanson have additionally paid tribute.
