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Seretse  Small is a past student of the Jamaica School of Music  and is respected as one of the most influential persons in the Jamaican Music Industry. He has worked consistently for the last 20 years to improve the music industry through advocating and promoting the development of musicians and artists through the creation of live music venues in his Live Music Nation campaign and putting Jamaican bands on the world stage through the Jamaica Global Battle of the Bands competition.

As an educator he has led in the development of courses and workshops in the areas of improvisation and music business at the Excelsior Community College and the Jamaica As a professional musician he has been active in organising and chairing several music business workshops as a director on the Boards of JACAP and JARIA where he was the Chairman of the Education Committee.

As a guitarist he is rated as one Jamaica’s best, performing at several Jazz festivals as a headlining act and performing with Dean Fraser, Sean Paul and Queen Ifrica.

He is the founder and team leader of the Avant Academy of Music which provides one on one instruction and customised music lessons for beginners to professionals with a view to open global opportunities to Jamaicans.