Born in Tirana, Albania in 2001, Neol Shutina started his first guitar lessons under the direction of Prof. Admir Doçi when he was 9, and then continued with Mr. Hubert Steiner at the Musication Berufsfachschule für Musik in Nuremberg, Germany. He is currently a student of Prof. Jürgen Ruck at the Würzburg University of Music. He 2015 attended various masterclasses with professors and artists, such as: Gerard Abiton, Anders Miolin, Dale Kananagh, Petrit Çeku, Jorgos Panetsos, Salvatore Seminara, Stefan Hackl, Stefan Schmidt, Thomas Kirchhoff, Leon Koudelak, Jens Stibal and Gabriel Bianco.
He received several awards at competitions at home and abroad, such as 2nd prize in the Asia International Guitar Festival 2023 (AIGF) in Bangkok, Thailand, 1st prize in the Vihuela Guitar Fest 2016; Grand Prix in the Tirana International Youth Guitar Competition 2016; 1st prize in the Peja International Guitar Festival 2015; and 2nd prize at the Tirana International Youth Guitar Competition.