Spinning gigs keep DJ Stefan Bossems flying high

"We spend more time in an aircraft than a flight attendant," Bossems says and laughs. "No, really! You gotta fly to where the people are. I would love to say, ‘Scotty beam me over.’ "

Bossems lives here. Typically, he hangs in Vegas for a few days, then flies for seven weeks in a row to South Africa, Asia, Australia and beyond.

Bossems (DJ Bossi) is one half of the DJ-producer duo Cosmic Gate (with Nic Chagall). They perform tonight at Marquee nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

They established themselves as top DJs from Germany for 13 years.

But Bossems moved to Spanish Trail Country Club to be near the heart of the U.S. club scene.

"The living here is not bad," he says.

No kidding. He’s rich, famous in his circles, and he’s a single man who soon will be surrounded by women in bikinis once dayclubs reopen in the spring.

"Have I seen girls in bikinis here, yet?" he says coyly, and laughs again.

Seriously, Vegas is such a hub for DJ-producers, Bossems constantly meets with colleagues for business and pleasure.

On a recent weekend off on the Strip, he partied, but he also talked with peers about collaborating on songs, and met managers and a potential partner in merchandising.

"You always talk a little bit (of) business" while partying at clubs, he says. "And you listen to what the other DJ is playing or doing, with one eye on the business."

For instance, he gets inspired by experiencing other DJs’ music choices and production values. So, Cosmic Gate may steer clear of performing the wobbly music lines of dubstep.

"But if you go to a dubstep event, you feel the music differently," he says. "I can even enjoy dubstep for certain songs."

This week, Cosmic Gate released a new mix double-album, "Trance Nation: Cosmic Gate," through the electronic dance music giant Ministry Of Sound.

And they filmed a music video in Vegas for the single, "Flying Blind" (featuring Jes on vocals), from their 2011 album, "Wake Your Mind."

Tonight, they play Marquee as part of their residency at the club. Soon, they will perform at Marquee’s new club, in Sydney, Australia, run by the Tao Group.

Bossems thinks our Vegas club style could change the nightlife business in Australia.

"The Australian scene is pretty good," he says. "It’s more clubby. … But I’m really curious how this American way of handling things is gonna work there.

"We DJs all love to come here. I don’t have to tell you," he says. "We (DJs) all think this is better here now than it was in the so-called good times in Europe, even."

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