Yorgos Dimitriadis was born in Thessaloniki in 1964.

Since 2006 he lives in Berlin.

He has performed/recorded as a soloist and in collaboration with an array of renowned international artists like Audrey Chen, Paul Dunmall, Tristan Honsinger, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Frank Gratkowski, Mark Turner and more.
In his original solo work he uses drums, cymbals and microphones to compose real time sonic landscapes, with an emphasis on timbre, sound color and long durations.

His projects include: KOPFKINO (solo for drums & microphones), Duos with Achim Kaufmann, Ignaz Schick, Andrea Parkins, Axel Dörner, Michael Thieke, Ingo Reulecke (dance), DYET with Erato Tzavara (video), Trios GLUE (with Tom Arthurs, Miles Perkin), GRIX (with Antonis Anissegos, Floros Floridis), KERN (with Edith Steyer, Matthias Müller), FABRIC (with Frank Paul Schubert, Mike Majkowski), Trio (with Andrea Parkins/Philippe Lemoine), The Ohz (with Bryan Eubanks, Andrea Parkins, Andrew Lafkas), TVBOON (with Floros Floridis, Jannis Anastasakis).

Among the festivals and venues he has performed are Jazzfest Berlin, Jazzdor Berlin/Strasbourg, Enjoy Jazz, Onassis Cultural Center Athens, Nice Jazz Festival and others.