Born Anselm Dürrschmid, son of Birgit Dürrschmid (teacher for the deaf) and Mario
Huemer (visual artist) on 29 January 1981 in Linz, Upper Austria.
Musically active since the age of nine.
1999 End of school career and professional start in the lighting universe in the Linzer Posthof (Zeitkultur am Hafen).
Parallel musical career as drummer in several Linz scene bands (Valina, Porn to Hula).
Tours on 4 continents.
Since 2006 member of the lighting team at the Salzburg Festival, at the same time independent lighting and video designer.
2015 Marriage to Ina Fischer, name change.
Since 2017 head master in the Great Festival Theatre of the Salzburg Summer Festival, parallel
freelance lighting and video designer.
Father of 3 children (Lara, Juri, Mala).
Extract from recent work:
2023
- Video design “Denis&Katya” by Philip Venables
Vienna Chamber Opera, premiere 27.09.2023
Director: Marcos Darbyshire, Stage: Martin Hickmann - Lighting design “Identitti” by Mithu Sanyal
Theatre Phönix, Linz, premiere 09.03.2023
Director: Martina Gredler, Stage: Anneliese Neudecker, Costume: Lejla Ganic
2022
- Light/video design “Maria de Buenos Aires” by Astor Piazzolla
Opera St. Gallen, premiere 07.05.2022
Director: Marcos Darbyshire, Stage: Martin Hickmann, Costume: Annemarie Bulla - Lighting design “Hades 2.0” by Patrik Huber & Gigi Gratt
Theatre Phönix, Linz, premiere 09.11.2022
2021
- Lighting design “Elektro Guzzi, “TRIP” album release”
Radio Culture House Vienna, 07.06.2021
2020
- Lighting design “Eela Craig, Missa Universalis”
Brucknerhaus Linz, 05.03.2020
