[1] Being a singer in the Mysore maharaja's court, he received honors from the king.
[2][6] Kote's was trained in music by Satyabhame, Gopalkrishna Iyer and Vid.
He sings in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
[2] Kote organizes an event named ′Geetha Chitra′, where music and painting programs are held.
Artist B. K. S. Verma paints the subject of the song Kote sings.