Yesterday was a very special day for me✨ I was lucky enough to see The Cinematic
By Osidenko · October 31, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Yesterday was a very special day for me✨
I was lucky enough to see The Cinematic Orchestra performing at St Paul's Cathedral, London, and even got to meet Jason Swinscoe. This was definitely an evening I’ll remember for the rest of my life.
The Cinematic Orchestra has been a very special part of my life for many years. Their music has been with me through so many different moments. I’ve been growing with this music, from the first record gifted to me by my best friend, through leaving Ukraine, building a new life in London, becoming a father and so many other personal changes.
Sometimes when I need to think, or just disconnect from everything around me, I put a record on, close my eyes and let my mind travel somewhere into the universe.
What I find so inspiring about their music is how they blur the boundaries between jazz, classical and electronic music.
Just imagine combining an acoustic double bass with modular synths, broken rhythms of acoustic drums, and the incredibly soulful voice of soul legend Fontella Bass.
All these things that you wouldn’t necessarily imagine working together somehow become one beautiful organism. And the result is so cinematic, so emotional and so deeply human.
I think this is one of the biggest lessons I take from their music, don’t be afraid to experiment, mix things that seem incompatible and challenge what already exists. Because sometimes the most beautiful and unexpected things happen exactly where two different worlds meet.
And I think this applies to so many things in life, especially creativity.
It’s actually something I was thinking about when working on the Genie AI brand. I listened to The Cinematic Orchestra a lot to get inspiration and dive very deep into my thinking process. How do you combine something as traditional and established as the legal industry with something as new as AI tech? How do you make technology feel modern but still trustworthy and human?
In a way, we are also trying to blur the boundaries between the old and the new.
But back to yesterday.
After the performance, something even more special happened. I brought a few records, with a little hope that I might get them signed.
These are not new records, these are the actual records I’ve been spinning for years, records that have been with me through some of the most important moments of my life. They have scratches, fingerprints, little marks from being played over and over again, almost like scars and memories of my own journey.
And I got to meet Jason, personally thank him for his music and get those very same records signed.
There was no arrangement, no special access, and sometimes you just need to try. The worst that can happen is someone says no.
I’ve been reflecting on how much life has changed over the years. And looking at this photo, holding these records, standing beneath the dome, I think I’ve come quite a long way.
Thank you, Jason, for all these years of inspiration and such an unforgettable evening 🙏🏻