Schütz was born in Innsbruck and grew up in Landeck, Tyrol.
[1] He studied under Eva Amsler, Aurèle Nicolet, and Philippe Bernold.
[3] Schütz is a professor at the Music and Arts Private University of Vienna, gives regular international masterclasses, and teaches at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy.
[2] He is routinely invited as a jury member at international competitions,[1] and was the chair of the jury in the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Music Competition.
[4] Schütz won first prizes in the 1998 Carl Nielsen International Music Competition and the 1999 International Flute Competition in Kraków.