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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Plane Crash Victim Daniel Williams' Fiancée Reveals He Died on Their 14th Anniversary: ‘My Entire World Is in Shambles'
Hannah Ray paid tribute to her fiancé Daniel Williams, who died in a private plane crash in San Diego on May 22 Williams, a former drummer for The Devil Wears Prada, was one of the six crash victims who died on what Ray shared was exactly 14 years since they 'started our story together' "The hole you've left in all of our lives and hearts can not be measured," Ray wrote in a moving Instagram tributeHannah Ray, the fiancée of late musician Daniel Williams, is remembering the former The Devil Wears Prada drummer as "the most supportive and positive soul I've ever had the pleasure of knowing." Ray, an influencer and photographer, shared a moving message with fans and loved ones on Instagram on Friday, May 23 — one day after Williams was killed when a private jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. In the post, which featured images of Ray and Williams together over the years, she noted that Williams died on the 14th anniversary of them having "started our story together" on May 22, 2011. "My entire world is in shambles. The hole you've left in all of our lives and hearts can not be measured. One thing is beyond clear — How loved you are and how much you loved others, showed up and gave so much to everyone in your life," Ray began her caption. "I can't wrap my head around never getting to see you or touch you again. My heart has never felt this level of pain and I truly don't know how to carry on without you." Ray then remembered Williams as her "best friend, partner, fiancé, my biggest fan in every way" and as someone who "truly showed me the kind of love people might only ever experience once in a lifetime if at all." "We started our story together on May 22nd, 2011 ... 14 years later on May 22nd, 2025 you left us way too soon," she added. "I love you and miss you with every fiber of my being and will do my best to be the best I can for you every day still. I love you I love you I love you I love you." The Instagram carousel post featured snaps of Ray and Williams smiling together, hanging with a cat, sharing drinks and posing outside of a concert in Japan. Ray later reposted a throwback Instagram Stories video of Williams performing with metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada, which he played with from 2005 to 2016, per Revolver. Several fans and loved ones shared messages of support in the comments section of Ray's tribute, including Vic Fuentes of Pierce the Veil, who wrote that he will "never, ever forget this amazing man." "How could you? He truly was one of a kind. I loved that guy since the day I met him," Fuentes wrote. "I'll never stop talking to him and thinking of all the good times we all shared. We'll take him with us always." As previously reported, Williams was aboard a small plane that crashed in a San Diego neighborhood this week, which authorities said sparked fires in at least 15 homes. Preliminary information obtained by PEOPLE stated the Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna 550 crashed near San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport around 3:45 a.m., local time. The identities of all six passengers who died on the plane have since been released, with San Diego County Coroners' Office sharing the names of Dave Shapiro, 42; Emma L. Huke, 25; and Celina Marie Rose Kenyon, 36. Kendall Fortner, 24, was identified by the Associated Press as another victim, while a family member confirmed to CBS 8 that Dominic Damian also died. "Our hearts and thoughts go out to all the families affected by this tragedy, and we stand with the community during their time of need," the San Diego Police Department shared in a previous statement. Following the May 22 crash, Williams' father, Larry, told TMZ that their family is certain he was on the plane, as The Devil Wears Prada remembered the late drummer with an Instagram tribute featuring several throwback images. "♥️ no words," the band's caption read. "We owe you everything. Love you forever." Read the original article on People
Arab Times
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab Times
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
NEW YORK, May 24, (AP): The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the popular Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Also killed were two employees of Shapiro's Sound Talent Group agency: Kendall Fortner, 24, and Emma Huke, 25. Both Williams and Shapiro served as success stories for their respective rock music scenes - proof that these subcultural sounds had real mainstream appeal. Williams' band, which had two releases reach the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, was a client of Sound Talent Group. He co-founded the company in 2018 with fellow agents Tim Borror and Matt Andersen, who previously worked at the Agency Group and United Talent Agency. Sound Talent Group's roster focused on bands in and across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard rock sub-genres - such as Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, I Prevail - plus pop acts like the '90s brother-boy band, Hanson, best known for their song "MMMBop,' and "A Thousand Miles (Interlude)' singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The post-hardcore band Thursday called Shapiro, 42, an inspiration "who despite achieving success never forgot the scenes and the communities they came from.' "It's hard to put into words how much this man meant to so many of us,' Pierce the Veil, which has been performing for nearly two decades including a sold-out concert this week at New York's Madison Square Garden, said in a tribute on the social platform X. The World Alive, a band signed on Shapiro's label, said he was among "the most influential and positive forces in our music scene and beyond. And Dan was one of the most influential and positive forces behind the kit.' Shortly after punk rock entered the cultural zeitgeist in the late '70s, it inspired musical sub-movements fueled by its "do-it-yourself,' community-minded ethics: hardcore punk begat post-hardcore, metalcore, emo and so on. Across decades, these music genres evolved in sound and scope, moving from underground popularity at concerts held in garages and basements to real mainstream fame, while refusing to abandon its independent ethos. Thomas Gutches, who manages Beartooth and Archetypes Collide, recalled a time when now-popular bands like The Devil Wears Prada were getting their start playing in "DIY shows' in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in which you could see 10 bands perform for $5. Shapiro was "single-handedly developing this next wave of bands that are coming in,' Gutches said. "He was able to take those bands, package them together and put them on a larger scale. ... He took a risk in being like, 'Okay, I'm going to go and take them to that next level.'' These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s. Once-obscure bands that had found audiences on early online social media platforms like MySpace, at the mall goth haven Hot Topic, or in the pages left-of-center publications like "Alternative Press' became MTV staples, celebrities in their own right. Although many of these acts played similar-yet-different music - think of the blast beats of metalcore and the palm-muted power chords of pop-punk associated with the Vans Warped Tour - they were brought together by a shared punk rock spirit. And for the last few decades, these tight-knit groups have proven to be the dominant force in alternative rock, according to Mike Shea, founder of "Alternative Press,' who used the word "community' to describe the scene. Shea said Shapiro was "vital' in bringing these punk rock subcultures to the masses. "In this music industry, there are just too many people ripping people off and using people,' he said. "Dave was not like that. He was a beautiful soul, and a beautiful person, a guiding force, just someone who would end up being an inspiration for so many people. And he will continue to be an inspiration.' And it was not only musicians but also many booking agents, band, and tour managers and promoters that got their big breaks because of Shapiro, Gutches said. The bands Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 or the platinum-selling Pierce the Veil. That also includes The Devil Wears Prada, one of the best-known metalcore bands of the last few decades, celebrated for their ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detouring. When Williams "was in the band, that's when they broke out,' Shea said. Gutches said Williams captivated audiences at shows with his drumming as much as a band's front man does: "Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing.' The tributes will continue for both, Shea said, as more and more artists reveal the impact Williams and Shapiro had on their lives. Case in point: "There is no single person more responsible for my identity as a professional adult than Dave Shapiro,' metalcore band Issues bassist Skyler Acord said via Instagram. His band coined a phrase they would use when things got heated "to remind us to chill out and try to understand each other,' he wrote. "We'd say, 'Do it for Dave.''
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
NEW YORK -- The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the popular Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Also killed were two employees of Shapiro's Sound Talent Group agency: Kendall Fortner, 24, and Emma Huke, 25. Both Williams and Shapiro served as success stories for their respective rock music scenes — proof that these subcultural sounds had real mainstream appeal. Williams' band, which had two releases reach the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, was a client of Sound Talent Group. He co-founded the company in 2018 with fellow agents Tim Borror and Matt Andersen, who previously worked at the Agency Group and United Talent Agency. Sound Talent Group's roster focused on bands in and across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard rock sub-genres — such as Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, I Prevail — plus pop acts like the '90s brother-boy band, Hanson, best known for their song 'MMMBop,' and 'A Thousand Miles (Interlude)' singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The post-hardcore band Thursday called Shapiro, 42, an inspiration 'who despite achieving success never forgot the scenes and the communities they came from.' 'It's hard to put into words how much this man meant to so many of us,' Pierce the Veil, which has been performing for nearly two decades including a sold-out concert this week at New York's Madison Square Garden, said in a tribute on the social platform X. The World Alive, a band signed on Shapiro's label, said he was among 'the most influential and positive forces in our music scene and beyond. And Dan was one of the most influential and positive forces behind the kit.' Shortly after punk rock entered the cultural zeitgeist in the late '70s, it inspired musical sub-movements fueled by its 'do-it-yourself,' community-minded ethics: hardcore punk begat post-hardcore, metalcore, emo and so on. Across decades, these music genres evolved in sound and scope, moving from underground popularity at concerts held in garages and basements to real mainstream fame, while refusing to abandon its independent ethos. Thomas Gutches, who manages Beartooth and Archetypes Collide, recalled a time when now-popular bands like The Devil Wears Prada were getting their start playing in 'DIY shows' in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in which you could see 10 bands perform for $5. Shapiro was 'single-handedly developing this next wave of bands that are coming in,' Gutches said. 'He was able to take those bands, package them together and put them on a larger scale. ... He took a risk in being like, 'Okay, I'm going to go and take them to that next level.'' These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s. Once-obscure bands that had found audiences on early online social media platforms like MySpace, at the mall goth haven Hot Topic, or in the pages left-of-center publications like 'Alternative Press' became MTV staples, celebrities in their own right. Although many of these acts played similar-yet-different music — think of the blast beats of metalcore and the palm-muted power chords of pop-punk associated with the Vans Warped Tour — they were brought together by a shared punk rock spirit. And for the last few decades, these tight-knit groups have proven to be the dominant force in alternative rock, according to Mike Shea, founder of 'Alternative Press,' who used the word 'community' to describe the scene. Shea said Shapiro was 'vital' in bringing these punk rock subcultures to the masses. 'In this music industry, there are just too many people ripping people off and using people,' he said. 'Dave was not like that. He was a beautiful soul, and beautiful person, a guiding force, just someone who would end up being an inspiration for so many people. And he will continue to be an inspiration.' And it was not only musicians but also many booking agents, band, and tour managers and promoters that got their big breaks because of Shapiro, Gutches said. The bands Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 or the platinum-selling Pierce the Veil. That also includes The Devil Wears Prada, one of the best-known metalcore bands of the last few decades, celebrated for their ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detouring. When Williams 'was in the band, that's when they broke out,' Shea said. Gutches said Williams captivated audiences at shows with his drumming as much as a band's front man does: 'Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing.' The tributes will continue for both, Shea said, as more and more artists reveal the impact Williams and Shapiro had on their lives. Case in point: 'There is no single person more responsible for my identity as a professional adult than Dave Shapiro,' metalcore band Issues bassist Skyler Acord said via Instagram. His band coined a phrase they would use when things got heated "to remind us to chill out and try to understand each other,' he wrote. 'We'd say, 'Do it for Dave.''
Winnipeg Free Press
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the popular Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Also killed were two employees of Shapiro's Sound Talent Group agency: Kendall Fortner, 24, and Emma Huke, 25. Both Williams and Shapiro served as success stories for their respective rock music scenes — proof that these subcultural sounds had real mainstream appeal. Williams' band, which had two releases reach the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, was a client of Sound Talent Group. He co-founded the company in 2018 with fellow agents Tim Borror and Matt Andersen, who previously worked at the Agency Group and United Talent Agency. Sound Talent Group's roster focused on bands in and across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard rock sub-genres — such as Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, I Prevail — plus pop acts like the '90s brother-boy band, Hanson, best known for their song 'MMMBop,' and 'A Thousand Miles (Interlude)' singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The post-hardcore band Thursday called Shapiro, 42, an inspiration 'who despite achieving success never forgot the scenes and the communities they came from.' 'It's hard to put into words how much this man meant to so many of us,' Pierce the Veil, which has been performing for nearly two decades including a sold-out concert this week at New York's Madison Square Garden, said in a tribute on the social platform X. The World Alive, a band signed on Shapiro's label, said he was among 'the most influential and positive forces in our music scene and beyond. And Dan was one of the most influential and positive forces behind the kit.' Shortly after punk rock entered the cultural zeitgeist in the late '70s, it inspired musical sub-movements fueled by its 'do-it-yourself,' community-minded ethics: hardcore punk begat post-hardcore, metalcore, emo and so on. Across decades, these music genres evolved in sound and scope, moving from underground popularity at concerts held in garages and basements to real mainstream fame, while refusing to abandon its independent ethos. Thomas Gutches, who manages Beartooth and Archetypes Collide, recalled a time when now-popular bands like The Devil Wears Prada were getting their start playing in 'DIY shows' in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in which you could see 10 bands perform for $5. Shapiro was 'single-handedly developing this next wave of bands that are coming in,' Gutches said. 'He was able to take those bands, package them together and put them on a larger scale. … He took a risk in being like, 'Okay, I'm going to go and take them to that next level.'' These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s. Once-obscure bands that had found audiences on early online social media platforms like MySpace, at the mall goth haven Hot Topic, or in the pages left-of-center publications like 'Alternative Press' became MTV staples, celebrities in their own right. Although many of these acts played similar-yet-different music — think of the blast beats of metalcore and the palm-muted power chords of pop-punk associated with the Vans Warped Tour — they were brought together by a shared punk rock spirit. And for the last few decades, these tight-knit groups have proven to be the dominant force in alternative rock, according to Mike Shea, founder of 'Alternative Press,' who used the word 'community' to describe the scene. Shea said Shapiro was 'vital' in bringing these punk rock subcultures to the masses. 'In this music industry, there are just too many people ripping people off and using people,' he said. 'Dave was not like that. He was a beautiful soul, and beautiful person, a guiding force, just someone who would end up being an inspiration for so many people. And he will continue to be an inspiration.' And it was not only musicians but also many booking agents, band, and tour managers and promoters that got their big breaks because of Shapiro, Gutches said. The bands Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 or the platinum-selling Pierce the Veil. That also includes The Devil Wears Prada, one of the best-known metalcore bands of the last few decades, celebrated for their ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detouring. When Williams 'was in the band, that's when they broke out,' Shea said. Gutches said Williams captivated audiences at shows with his drumming as much as a band's front man does: 'Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing.' The tributes will continue for both, Shea said, as more and more artists reveal the impact Williams and Shapiro had on their lives. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Case in point: 'There is no single person more responsible for my identity as a professional adult than Dave Shapiro,' metalcore band Issues bassist Skyler Acord said via Instagram. His band coined a phrase they would use when things got heated 'to remind us to chill out and try to understand each other,' he wrote. 'We'd say, 'Do it for Dave.'' ___ Associated Press writer Jaimie Ding in Los Angeles contributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Music executive Dave Shapiro among victims of San Diego plane crash
Music executive Dave Shapiro, whose clients included Sum 41, Dave Navarro, Hanson and Bush, was among the people killed in a plane crash Thursday morning in San Diego. He was 42. The crash also claimed the life of Daniel Williams, a former drummer in the Christian metal band The Devil Wears Prada. Shapiro, an upstate New York native, was one of the founders of Sound Talent Group, which also lists Built to Spill, Pierce the Veil and Guns n' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on its roster. The agency's client list largely focuses on alternative bands across the rock, punk and metal genres. Two of Shapiro's employees also died on Thursday when the Cessna 550 hit power lines and went down in a San Diego neighborhood, roughly 2 miles from where it was planning to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. Those employees' identities have not been released. Authorities were still combing the scene on Friday and recovering the bodies before confirming an official death toll and identifying the victims. However, the Federal Aviation Administration said six people were onboard the plane and there are not believed to be any survivors. Shapiro identified himself as an airplane and helicopter pilot on Instagram, and had previously earned his Airline Transport Pilot rating, the highest level of pilot certification issued in the U.S. He also owned a flight school named Velocity Aviation. It's unclear if Shapiro was flying the plane at the time of the crash, though he was listed as the Cessna's owner, according to the FAA. The cause of the crash also remains unclear, but officials said Friday that the weather alert system and runway lights weren't working the airport when the jet attempted to land amid dense fog. Air safety officials said the plane took off from Teterboro, N.J. late Wednesday night and refueled in Kansas before continuing to San Diego. Shapiro and Williams had both been at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to see Pierce the Veil perform, according to the Bergen Record. Sound Talent Group, which is based is California but also operates out of New York City and Nashville, said it was 'devastated' by the loss of its co-founder and colleagues. Shapiro is survived by his wife, Julia Pawlik Shapiro, whom he married in 2016. With News Wire Services
