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Bassjackers performing at Marquee this weekend

People of Earth, you may rest assured that one aspect of rock and pop concerts has carried over into electronic music: Women flash their breasts at shows.

DJ Marlon Flohr says it was one of the biggest "what the (expletive)" moments of his career when he got his first eyeful from the stage.

"At some point, girls started flashing," Flohr says. "That was super fun."

How many flashes has he seen during performances?

"Ten? Ten thousand? I really don't know," he says.

Flohr is better known under the DJ name Bassjackers, performing Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas' Marquee nightclub.

Actually, the Bassjackers are two guys - two old school friends from the south of Holland - Flohr and Ralph van Hilst. They have an unusual setup.

Van Hilst mostly stays in Holland, writing and recording dance songs.

Flohr tours the world, performing those songs.

"I think we are the perfect combination. We've been friends forever, and musicwise, we are totally different," Flohr says. "But he thinks more like a producer, and I think more like a DJ."

They discuss songwriting , and they don't make any final cuts until they're both happy with a track.

"I always try to give criticisms and points he can work with - not shoot something down, but (add) input he can worth with."

Van Hilst doesn't want to DJ.

"He doesn't like to be onstage or the center of attention."

But Flohr is boning up on song production, so he can give van Hilst more precise examples of musical turns that work well in front of crowds.

"I'm picking up more producing now," Flohr says. "It's hard (to find the time) with all the touring and, of course, the partying."

Wait, what is this "partying" he speaks of?

"I can drink a lot for a little guy," he says with a chuckle. "I think you should party with a crowd. So I get in a party vibe. And after I'm done playing, I still want to go on, so usually I go to after -parties."

He hopes the Bassjackers will be invited back to Vegas this summer to play the Electric Daisy Carnival. He and van Hilst were both at EDC 2012 on the main stage. They filmed that EDC performance for the music video for their new hit, "Hey."

"It was the biggest gig for us in 2012," Flohr says. "I stepped into the DJ booth to take a peek, and it was a holy (expletive) moment, like, 'This is huge!'

"We played big crowds before, but that was people for as far as you could see. It was super sick."

Doug Elfman's column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Email him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.

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