Former TDWP Drummer Daniel Williams Dies in San Diego Aircraft Crash

Former The Satan Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams died in a San Diego aircraft crash on Thursday, together with Sound Expertise Group and Velocity Data proprietor Dave Shapiro. Williams was 39, and Shapiro was 42.

The band paid tribute to Williams and Shapiro on Instagram with a collection of photographs and a caption that claims, “No phrases. We owe you all the pieces. Love you without end.” You possibly can see the submit beneath.

Williams — who performed with The Satan Wears Prada from their inception in 2005 till 2016 — posted concerning the flight on his Instagram story on Wednesday, sharing photographs from the runway and from contained in the cockpit of the Cessna 550 personal jet. The aircraft was registered to Daviator LLC, an entity managed solely by Shapiro, in keeping with FAA information (by way of Lambgoat).

Shapiro — an skilled pilot and proprietor of Velocity Aviation — and two different Sound Expertise Group staff had been killed when the aircraft crashed round 4 a.m. on Thursday within the Tierrasanta neighborhood. Not all victims have been named but, however officers instructed Billboard that there have been no survivors.

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“We’re devastated by the lack of our co-founder, colleagues and pals,” mentioned a spokesperson for Sound Expertise Group. “Our hearts exit to their households and to everybody impacted by at this time’s tragedy. Thanks a lot for respecting their privateness at the moment.”

A number of musicians and different main gamers within the rock and metallic world have begun to share tributes to Shapiro, Williams and the remainder of the aircraft crash victims. “Hug your mates, cherish your time and allow them to know you’re keen on them since you by no means know when the final likelihood will probably be,” Immobile in White drummer Vinny Mauro wrote on X. “So cliche however I’m sick to my abdomen. I’ll see you once more sometime my buddy.”

“Dropping not one however a number of longtime pals without delay is fucking hell. This week is brutal,” The Phrase Alive vocalist Tyler Smith posted on X. “Sending all my love as information spreads, inform your mates you’re keen on them.”