Harpooner

Created by Scott Schmadeke, Harpooner was hatched in 2014. A musician who sees music as a vehicle for social healing, Schmadeke says he hopes that collective artistic movements bring us closer to attaining beauty, making it richer, more accessible, more generous.

Schmadeke first cut his teeth as a side player, performing with national acts Houndmouth, Diane Coffee, Andrew Combs, and an extensive list of East Nashville bands. The early years touring with other bands helped Schmadeke not only develop his eclectic style in music, but appreciate the beauty in vastly differing socioeconomic settings.


Schmadeke enlists a vanguard of Nashville musicians to help him achieve his unique blend of handsome string quartet arrangements, piano power ballads, and Nilsson-worthy melody writing resulting in a live show that unfolds in waves and movements more than a standard-grade rock performance. Opening for acts like Rayland Baxter, Margo Price, and Jessica Lea Mayfield exemplifies Harpooner’s crossover capacity to find a connection to any audience.