Josef Still was born in 1959 in Deggendorf, and studied Catholic church music and the concert organ at the Munich Musikhochschule with Gerhard Weinberger and Franz Lehrndorfer, following this with study of the harpsichord with Hedwig Bilgram, in whose masterclasses he participated until 1987. From 1983 to 1994 he served as Kantor at the Church of St John the Baptist in Neu-Ulm, and since then has been cathedral organist at Trier and organ consultant to the diocese. He enjoys a career as a concert organist and harpsichordist, with broadcasts, television appearances and recordings.