Our Business

Future Hits is an unsurpassed collection of high-quality independent music available for exclusive licensing to the visual media--film, television, advertising, gaming, webcasts, e-book publishing, and mobile apps—and for sale and download to the music consumer.

Our Story

Future Hits, originally named the Tonic Song Library (or "TSL"), was created in 2004 by Executive Producer Andy “A.J.” Gundell. Shortly thereafter, TSL became one of the most respected boutique library operations in the country.  A 13-time Emmy-award winning music and audio professional, Andy was able to enlist an impressive array of his creative associates to establish a roster of over 100 signed songwriter/composer/producers, providing TSL with a catalog of upwards of 2,000 tracks.  In addition, since its inception, Tonic was administered by long-time Gundell associate and independent publisher Spirit Music Group—who brought the professional administration, royalty collection, licensing and creative services, and high quality catalog contributions not usually associated with boutique operations.

Tonic was subsequently able to leverage its extensive network of film and television producers, music supervisors, and creative directors to exploit the catalog. As a result, the Tonic Song Library was responsible for more than 1,000 placements in the visual media, with clients spanning the entire range of iconic film and TV brands—and cuts on the broadcast television networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox; major cable channels such as HBO, MTV, A&E, NBA-TV, Soapnet; film studios including Disney and Warner Bros.; and advertisers/major media clientele such as Splenda and Reader’s Digest.

In 2013, through a re-branding and expansion process, TSL was dubbed "Future Hits"; then shortly thereafter, FH became co-publishing partners with Spirit Music Group; and until 2020, was represented and administered by Spirit Production Music.

Now independent, Future Hits aims to redefine the future of exceptional library music—combining unexcelled indie music and recording artists with broad publishing services, opportunities, and revenue streams from both licensing and digital sales/download/subscription.  The catalog provides end-user clients with that rare, valued commodity:  extraordinary quality in an all-genre collection, with 200% sync and master rights that are pre-cleared and exclusively represented by FH’s publishing and administrative services.

Our Music

The core product of Future Hits is the song … singer… and recording that sound to the listener and user like radio-friendly hits—except we’ve caught them before they get to that point, so they’re the greatest songs you’ve never heard!  Our collection spans the full range of musical genres, with an emphasis on what gets placed most frequently in the visual media: music in the style of the contemporary hit radio charts… from the vibiest Urban rappers to the most authentic sounding Standard… and the Rock, Pop, R&B, Alternative, Country, Singer-Songwriter, EDM-Dance, Adult Contemporary, Blues-Soul, Inspirational, and Jazz in between.

Since we strive to sign only the best songwriter/composers in the business, each one accomplished in their own genre, FH achieves an authenticity in every style that translates into this:  we bring excellence to the product, represent credibility to the clients we market it to, and get cuts for our writers as a result.   These are the dynamics behind the FH product—and its past and future success.

 If you are a songwriter/composer/recording artist interested in joining the Future Hits team, please contact us.