“We lost one of the best people ever,” Shane Told, vocalist for the Ontario post-hardcore band Silverstein wrote in an Instagram story. “I watched Dave go from drummer and merch guy to entrepreneur and one of the most important people in the industry. But along the way he was first and foremost a friend.”

Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction, and more have paid touching tributes to influential music agent Dave Shapiro. Shapiro, who co-founded Sound Talent Group, died in a plane crash in San Diego, California last week, according to the National Independent Talent Organisation (NITO).

Daniel Williams, the founding drummer for The Devil Wears Prada, died early Thursday morning (May 22) in a plane crash. When news of the accident broke, it was confirmed that Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro was one of the victims and the plane's pilot.