The identical twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden formed The Madden Brothers officially in 2014 as a side project separate from Good Charlotte, but have origins dating back to 2011. While with Good Charlotte, Joel was mainly the lead vocalist with Benji being lead guitarist and backup vocalist. They released a total of five studio albums, two live albums, two extended plays, twenty singles, seventeen music videos and three music DVDs. All of their studio albums received certification including
The Young and the Hopeless, which was certified 3× Platinum in the United States and reached number 1 on the
Canadian Albums Chart. During their time with Good Charlotte, the brothers saw the sale of over ten million albums worldwide. Joel and Benji had been working on The Madden Brothers project since 2011 when they began working on different ways of music. They released a free mixtape a short time later in October 2011. Titled
Before — Volume One, it included collaborations with artists such as Casey Veggies, Wiz Khalifa, Machine Gun Kelly, Rockie Fresh, and The Cool Kids and was said to be made simply for the fun of music. The Madden Brothers began working with producer
Pharrell Williams and planned to release an album in late 2012. The duo performed in the 88th annual
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that same year. The Madden Brothers were coaches on the inaugural season of
The Voice Kids Australia as well as Benji joining Joel as a coach on Seasons
4 and
5 of
The Voice Australia until their departure in
Season 6 who then got replaced by
Boy George. The Madden Brothers also began their own music company, MDDN. In 2015, they signed the band
Chase Atlantic and worked with them. Chase Atlantic member Clinton Cave said, "The Maddens locked us away in a Burbank Studio for three months and threw away the key." The two brothers worked hard with the band together until they signed a deal with Warner Brothers Music. ==Band members==