With over 19 years of experience in music publicity—and an early background in music journalism—Kristine Ashton-Magnuson began her publicity career as an intern at Levine/Schneider PR in 1992 after graduating from the University of San Diego with a bachelor's degree in Communications Studies/Business Administration. She quickly rose through the ranks, moving from receptionist to music department assistant to Tour Publicist. In 1995, MSO (Mitch Schneider Organization) spun off from Levine/Schneider. In 1996, Kristine was promoted to Account Executive at MSO. In 2000, she was named Vice President and then Senior Vice President in 2002.
In September 2009, Kristine departed MSO to form Ashton-Magnuson Media.
Kristine has played a significant role in publicity campaigns for a variety of artists, tours and festivals including:
- 48 Hours Festival (2011)
- All Points West Music & Arts Festival (2008-2009)
- Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart/Lovemongers (1998-1999)
- Auntie Christ (Life Could Be A Dream)
- Avalanche Tour (2011)
- Avenged Sevenfold (Waking The Fallen)
- Blue Man Group (The Complex CD, tour and DVD)
- Carolina Rebellion (2011)
- Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (1999-2009)
- Dance Hall Crashers (Purr)
- Deftones (Adrenaline, Around The Fur)
- Disturbed (The Sickness, Ten Thousand Fists)
- Do The Devil's Work For Him: How To Make It In The Music Industry (And Stay In It!), book by Amy Sciarretto & Rick Florino
- DOLOR: Chrissy, DOLOR: Arielle & DOLOR Saga: Books I-V by Rick Florino
- Dropkick Murphys (The Meanest Of Times,Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA )
- Duff McKagan's Loaded (Sick)
- Epicenter Festival (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards (2009)
- Fall To Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness, book by Mary Forsberg Weiland
- Filter (Anthems For The Damned)
- Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs of the '80s and the True Stories Behind Their Lyrics, book by Jackie Kajzer
- Genitorturers (Machine Love)
- Gigantour (2005, 2006, 2008 tours; 2006 & 2008 live CD/DVDs)
- Glamour Kills (2009)
- Godsmack (Awake)
- Goldfinger (Goldfinger, Hang-Ups)
- Green Day (Warning)
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith®
- Halfcocked (The Last Star)
- Hatebreed (Perseverance)
- Hellyeah (2007-2008)
- Helmet (Size Matters, Monochrome)
- Iwrestledabearonce (It's All Remixed! & It's All Happening! reissue, Ruining It For Everybody)
- Like A Storm (The End Of The Beginning)
- Korn (Issues, Untouchables, Take A Look In The Mirror, See You On The Other Side)
- Megadeth (The System Has Failed, That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires, United Abominations, Rust In Peace Live Blu-ray, DVD & CD)
- Mudvayne (The New Game)
- MxPx (Panic, Secret Weapon)
- Never Again: benefit concert remembering 17-year-old Moreno Valley, CA murder victim Norma Lopez (September 18, 2010)
- Nintendo Fusion Tour (2004-2006)
- Papa Roach (Infest, lovehatetragedy, Getting Away With Murder—mid-campaign)
- Paul Gilbert's Great Guitar Escape (2012)
- PEBS (Sweet Surrender)
- Pennywise (About Time, Full Circle, Straight Ahead, Land Of The Free?, From The Ashes, The Fuse, Reason To Believe)
- Punk Rock Dad, book by Jim Lindberg
- Rancid (…And Out Come The Wolves)
- Revolver Golden Gods Awards (2009, 2011—consultant)
- Revolver Magazine (2009-2010)
- Rock On The Range (2007-2011)
- Rocklahoma (2010)
- Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival (2010, 2011)
- Sex Pistols (1996, 2003, 2006)
- Shadows Fall (The Art Of Balance)
- Skinny Puppy (The Greater Wrong Of The Right)
- Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat (2011)
- Slipknot (Slipknot, Welcome To Our Neighborhood DVD, Iowa)
- Sno-Core Tour (1997, 1998)
- SOiL (Scars)
- Sorum Noce (2008-2009)
- Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival (2007-2009)
- Staind (Break The Cycle, 14 Shades Of Grey, Chapter V)
- Stone Sour (Stone Sour, Come What(Ever) May)
- Sublime (Stories, Tales, Lies & Exaggerations DVD)
- Synergy Global Entertainment (Jägermeister Music Tour 2010-2011)
- Ted Nugent (2008-2009)
- The Bottle Rockets (Brand New Year)
- The Offspring (Ixnay On The Hombre, Americana)
- The Vandals (Internet Dating Super-Studs, Hollywood Potato Chip)
- Theory Of A Deadman (Theory Of A Deadman)
- Trapt (Someone In Control, Only Through The Pain—"Contagious" Tour)
- Type O Negative (Dead Again)
- Vans Warped Tour (1999-2000, 2002-2009)
- Velvet Revolver (Contraband, Libertad—mid-campaign)
- Voodoo Music Experience (2005-2010)