Skordis studied composition at Berklee College of Music and at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam, with additional studies in Karnatic music with Dr Rafael Reina and in Balinese gamelan at ISI Denpasar in Bali. His work list includes operas, orchestral and chamber pieces, gamelan music, vocal works, as well as music for dance, theatre, and short films. In addition, he has created various music theatre performances in site specific locations like quarries, temples, abandoned buildings, forests, floating stages, which he conducted and directed. His music has been performed worldwide by professional and amateur ensembles, and has received international recognition through prizes including the BUMA Toonzetters prize, one of the most important prizes in The Netherlands, as well as awards from ISCM Korea, Fedora Platform, Berlin Opera Prize, Third Coast Percussion group, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and more. Recently, he received the Black Pencil Prize 2020 and he is a finalist for the Berlin Opera Prize 2022. 

Besides composing, Skordis teaches rhythmical complexity at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam and other foundations, and has also supervised and conducted works of music theatre. Furthermore, he is an artistic collaborator with the Greek National opera, among the board of directors of Visual Voices and plays guitar with Monsieur Doumani.