Hemant Pendse received his early training at late Shri. Manohar Betavadkar in Bhusaval. Later he found his real Guru in Late Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki. He lived with him as a member of his family from 1978-1990. During this period the Guru imparted invaluable training. Pt. Abhisheki had a rare quality of absorbing whatever was good in other Gharanas also. Like-wise he inspired his disciples to acquire true love for good music. His Guru’s unique style of learning and teaching was in-filtered by his disciples also and Hemant was no exception.
Hemant’s devotion to his Guru, coupled with his own creativity has well been reflected in the Bandishes composed by him. He began giving performances in India and abroad (USA tour 2006, UAE tour 2006). He had also given a performance in the famous Sawai Gandharva Music Festival (1994 & 2006) in Pune and in many prestigious music conferences at Delhi, Goa, Calcutta, Mumbai and all over India.