Laser Webber

LaserSWebber@gmail.com   •   LaservisionProductions.com   •   978-987-6217





Founder, Director — Laservision Productions               2020 - Present

Los Angeles, California

Independent production company specializing in crowdfunding support and project management for films, podcasts, live events, and theater projects. 

Instagram: @LaservisionProductions | Official Consultant, Kickstarter Experts Program

Clients include: 


Founder, Artistic Director — The Joy Who Lived Festival     2025 - Present

Los Angeles, California

Produced a month-long festival of comedy and theater by trans and nonbinary performers and writers, including Steven Universe's Rebecca Sugar, River Butcher, Tony-winner JJ Maley, Dropout.tv's Jiavani, Alex Song-Xia, DJ Mausner, and more. 


Crowdfunding and Development 

Development Manager, Complexly                   Feb 2024 - Present

Missoula, MT (Remote)  

Responsible for developing and assessing crowdfunding strategy for Complexly’s YouTube slate including Crash Course, Ask Hank Anything, SciShow, Study Hall, PBS Eons, Bizarre Beasts, & more. 

  • Developed leadership donor strategy for high-value contributors.

  • Generated 75% year-over-year fundraising growth in my first year

  • Generated $5 million of fundraising via managing Patreon, merchandise, and Kickstarter-style campaigns. 


Crowdfunding Project Manager, Linney Incorporated         Jul 2020 - Feb 2024

Brooklyn, NY  (Remote)

Developed reward structures, wrote copy, created assets for campaign pages and social and email marketing, project managed the lifecycle of the fundraiser from inception to fulfillment using industry best practices. Interfaced with donors, artists, fulfillment warehouses, and merchandise manufacturers to create a smooth campaign for all stakeholders. 

  • Leveraged existing audiences for big-name comic creators (Saladin Ahmed, Jeff Parker, etc) and built new audiences by developing aligned content strategies.

  • Developed five large-scale successful Kickstarter projects for new graphic novels.

Founder, Instructor CrowdfundingSchool.org           Mar 2020 - Jul 2022

Los Angeles, CA 

Independently developed a curriculum to teach Youtubers, musicians and artists how to use various fundraising platforms to fund their art. 

  • Worked with more than 60 artists to design, launch, and market crowdfunding projects. 

  • Hosted keynotes, panels and workshops about audience-building and crowdfunding at conferences, universities, and industry events including Talks@Google, Arts for LA, East Coast Music Conference (Keynote), PAX, Berklee College of Music, Emerson College, San Diego Comic Con, BayCon, and DragonCon

  • Published Crowdfunding for Musicians (Berklee Press/Hal Leonard, 2019) 

  • How to Promote Your Kickstarter Project (2021) Kickstarter.com

Crowdfunding Manager, Business Owner — Laser Campaigns          2014 - 2020

Los Angeles, CA 

Founded an independent  project management company for music, publishing, and non-profit projects. Raised more than $3 million for more than 70 clients. 

  • Clients included: Izzy Roland, Maria Bamford (Netflix), Sandeep Parikh (EffinFunny), Jonathan Coulton (NPR), Amy Vorpahl (Dropout) and others, visit Laser Campaigns Testimonials page for more.

  • Achieved high-value press placements for crowdfunding and charity campaigns, using Patreon, Memberful, Kickstarter, Seed & Spark, and direct giving.

  • Specialized in community engagement using tools such as Canva, Adobe Suite, MailChimp, Wordpress, Google Analytics and Facebook Ads.



Producing

Producer, Host — Gentlemen’s Club         Feb 2024 - present

Los Angeles, CA

A quarterly variety show featuring all trans and nonbinary comedians and improvers that outgrew its initial venue, the Lyric Hyperion, traveled to San Francisco’s SketchFest, and most recently sold out Dynasty Typewriter to kick off the Joy Who Lived Festival on Trans Day of Visibility. 

Producer — QTs: An All Trans/Nonbinary Improv Show                      Jan 2025 - present

Los Angeles, CA

Coordinate with Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB Franklin) venue, schedule celebrity guest monologists from the trans/nonbinary community, produce marketing and promotional materials.

Producer, Performer — Best Musical Improv in the Valley            July 2024 - present

Los Angeles, CA

Founded monthly musical improv showcase featuring indie teams and live music accompaniment.


Creative Work

Songwriter, Producer — LOVE CHICKEN: The Musical          April 2025

With collaborators Tony Gonzalez (songs) and Maddox Pennington (book), developed 12 new songs and produced a public reading at the Elysian Theater, as part of the Joy Who Lived Festival, featuring Jiavani, Krysta Gonzales, Adam Keller and Louis Rinaldi; music direction by Greg Smith.

Composer, Performer, Producer — A Shark Ate My Penis: A New Musical

An autobiographical solo musical about trans masculine history, identity, and self-discovery 

  • Featured at USC’s Circa Queer Histories Festival October 2024

  • 5-Star Run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 2023

  • World Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 2023

    • Winner of Best World Premiere Award

Book, Songwriter — Teaching A Robot to Love: A New Musical

With collaborator Aaron E. Wilson, wrote original book and co-wrote songs for a full-length musical about the ethics of sentient technology, learning to be human, and navigating neurodiversity and queerness in life, in work, and in love. Instagram: @TARTLMusical 

  • World Premiere, Hollywood Fringe(Los Angeles, CA) June  2022 

    • Original  Cast Album —  #5 Bilboard Chart Debut

    • Winner of 9 Awards: Best Musical, Pick of the Fringe, Digital Innovation Award, Best Direction of a Musical  (Ashley Ward), & others

  • Concert Staging, Green Room 42 (New York, NY) October 2023


Bandleader, Producer — The Doubleclicks       2012 - 2020

  • Wrote, performed and recorded 10 Billboard-charting albums with indie comedy pop duo.

  • Toured the across the US and internationally performing in concert halls, indie venues, conventions, and community spaces, joined by  artists like Molly Lewis and Emily Henry

  • Independently produced, directed and featured in more than 100 music videos 

  • Project managed, wrote, and directed “Women Know Math,” “I’m Winning,” and “Nothing To Prove,” three massively collaborative video projects focused on social justice issues.

  • Raised more than $500,000 in direct crowdfunding from an organic audience to fund albums, videos, and a full staged musical using Patreon, Kickstarter, and individual giving.



Education


Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon — Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs

Editor in Chief, Student Newspaper. 

Winner, Oregon News Publishers Association writing award