Spot the connection:

monquixote

I would have said founders going off to form other brands.

Music Man, G&L, PRS, Warwick 

But then if Warwick are on the list that's a bit of a puzzle. 

viz

It's Lawrence - he had his hand in all of their designs.

monquixote

viz said:

It's Lawrence - he had his hand in all of their designs.

Ah you are right.

Is yours days of the week?

viz

Bast. Yes. Apart from rain which is a month.

monquixote

OK here is mine:

Rihanna 

Michael Jackson

Pop Will Eat Itself

Blackstreet

EricTheWeary

monquixote;157700" said:

OK here is mine:

Rihanna Michael JacksonPop Will Eat ItselfBlackstreet

Janet Jackson.

monquixote

EricTheWeary said:

monquixote;157700" said:

OK here is mine:

Rihanna Michael JacksonPop Will Eat ItselfBlackstreet

Janet Jackson.

Nope, but the answer is a musician.

Fretwired

viz said:

With Bill Lawrence?

@viz .. correct. Bill designed pickups for each the companies in the list. It's now your turn.

viz

Thanks Mr Wired - had mine though and monki trounced me. @Monquixote - Jennifer Batten? Greg Howe?

holnrew

Dr Dre?

monquixote

viz said:

Thanks Mr Wired - had mine though and monki trounced me. @Monquixote - Jennifer Batten? Greg Howe?

holnrew said:

Dr Dre?

No and No 

Pop Will Eat itself is a bit of a curve ball. 

I could add someone else to the list that will make it a bit easier if you like

bertie

HAL9000 said:

 Gary Olman played Marley's Ghost

was he not also - Bob Scratchet in the 2009 Disney one

randomhandclaps

Is it Ted Riley?

monquixote

Nope 

An additional clue would be Lenny Kravitz 

EricTheWeary

monquixote;157962" said:

Nope 

An additional clue would be Lenny Kravitz 

Slash.
Played with at least 2 of them.

randomhandclaps

Cindy Blackman then?  You can make quite few connections between all of them but PWEI throws it every time.  :-?

randomhandclaps

Actually I think Eric is right with Slash, he played with Clint Mansell in something and featured on singles with all the others.

holnrew

Did Rihanna appear on that Slash album?

frankus

Fretwired said:

Gary Oldman - George Smiley
Ron Moody - Canterville Ghost
Ewan McGregor - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Statler - Marley's ghost

Alec Guiness also played George Smiley (a spook)
Alec Guiness also played Fagin
Alec Guiness also played Obi Wan Kenobi
Alec Guiness also played Jacob Marley

just for completion

ICBM

holnrew said:

Did Rihanna appear on that Slash album?

Don't know or care, but Slash appears on a Rihanna album I've got.