Gautam was born and brought up in a family who reserved the power of music. He received his initial training from his father Dr. Kishore Kale, went on to receive his further training from Mrs. Kunda Joshi , and then from Pt. V.G.Ringe who is a known singer from Gwalior gharana.Worship or Upasna that has a strong base of ingrained love for music and total devotion to guru of times brings in to the world a star like Gautam kale. He has a deep respect for his gurus, Gautam says “I am lucky to have Mrs. Kalpana Zokarkar as the true mentor and guide”. He also has a deep respect for pt. Jasraj ji. He is highly influenced by his singing style & is also fortunate that presently he is nourishing his musical talent Under the guidance of Sangeet Martand Pt. Jasraj ji.