Personal Aubrey is the older sibling; Laser was born on November 16. The Webber siblings grew up in
Westford and
Boston, Massachusetts listening to the
Smothers Brothers (particularly their version of "
Streets of Laredo"),
"Weird Al" Yankovic and
Tom Lehrer. Both attended Abbot Elementary, where they first learned to use stringed instruments, and
Westford Academy, with Aubrey graduating in 2003 and Laser in 2006. They were part of a rock band in high school but had no plans to form a duo. Both siblings married within a year of each other in 2016-2017, resulting in the changes to their respective last names. In 2019, Laser came out as trans and nonbinary; Laser used they/them pronouns at the time, and later identified as a trans man and started using he/him. Laser's marriage has ended.
The Doubleclicks The siblings performed as a duo on
open mic nights before booking a real gig at
Mississippi Pizza. The band started their YouTube channel in 2011 with a 6-month song-a-week project and has since been releasing songs on YouTube and CD and touring throughout the US. They write many songs that are funny and emphasize geeky topics. Laser initially wrote most of the songs, but has described their more recent songs as a collaborative effort. They often perform at pop culture conventions, at entertainment events such as
w00tstock, and in nontraditional music venues such as comic shops and game stores. Their second album,
Lasers and Feelings, debuted at #7 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart. Their fourth album,
President Snakes, debuted at #4 on the same chart and moved to #2 the following week. The following albums,
Love Problems and
The Book Was Better, each debuted at #1 on that chart. The Doubleclicks made a video for their song "
Nothing to Prove" about acceptance of women in geek culture. The video featured appearances from celebrities including
Kelly Sue DeConnick,
Wil Wheaton and
Adam Savage—and was covered in print and online media, gaining over 1 million views on YouTube. In 2014, The Doubleclicks ran a
Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their third album,
Dimetrodon, produced by
Mike Phirman. The campaign raised over $80,000 and was the most successful Portland music Kickstarter to date. Laser quit his day job in December 2011, while the success of the Kickstarter campaign allowed Aubrey to quit her job as well, leaving both siblings able to work full-time on being the Doubleclicks. == Music ==