Visible Is Building a Transparent Music Box at SXSW Where You Can Record a Track

Phone provider is also hosting three days of live performances, from Andrew Bird to Patty Griffin

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Anyone who’s ever gone to South by Southwest in Austin and had a hankering for making their own music might finally get the chance.

As part of a street closure during next month’s festival, Verizon-backed digital-only phone provider Visible is building a clear “Music Box” that it hopes will be both as a respite from the busy festival and also serve as a metaphor for its “transparent” $40 flat phone bill.

The structure will serve as a venue for both musicians (and non-musicians) to pick up an instrument and play a track.

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