Sometime in 2006 (or so), philosophy student Kyle Ferguson sent a demo of his tune "Notes from a Solipsist" to be considered for the John Lennon songwriting contest.  He tied for second place.  Although pleased, he kept his head on his studies, but decided to commit his art to tape before moving on to grad school at CUNY in the fall 2007.   With a little cash in the bank, Kyle enlisted friends and brother Peter…