Mike Moore’s life has always revolved around music, his deep Michigan roots and finding good people to share both with.

Whether he’s playing bass in a grunge band, sampling delicious craft beers with friends, jet skiing on the Detroit River, or raising his young son in Wyandotte, Moore approaches life with the same philosophy: enjoy the moment and stay connected to the people around you.

“I knew pretty early that music was going to be a huge part of my life,” he said. “Once I picked up a guitar in seventh grade, that was basically it.”

Born in the 1980s, Moore grew up in Dearborn.

“My dad was a Dearborn firefighter and my grandparents worked at Ford and GM,” he said. “Both my parents were born and raised in Dearborn.” Moore attended Divine Child High School before graduating from Dearborn High School. Along the way, he fell in love with music. Major influences include Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Silverchair and Local H.

“My best friend started a band and needed a bass player,” Moore said. “That turned into us starting a band called Fuzzbox Twin in high school. We played shows all over Michigan.” Moore is a multi-instrumentalist. In addition to guitar and bass, he also plays drums, organ and saxophone.

“My older sister started taking Hammond B-3 organ lessons, so I got into that too,” he said. “After that, I played sax through junior high and high school, while simultaneously learning guitar and playing bass in a band. Then I took drum lessons for a few years.”

Today, Moore owns 22 guitars, including several models tied to his appreciation of Nirvana guitarist Kurt Cobain.

“I have all three of Kurt’s signature guitars,” he said. “But the most Wyandotte’s Mike Moore keeps the music alive meaningful one is probably a 1998 Fender Toronado that belonged to my friend Steve.”

After years apart, Moore reunited with former bandmates following Steve’s death in California.

“We had a ‘celebration of life’ here in Michigan and started jamming every week again,” he said. “We’re currently on a short hiatus, but hope to re-record our high school album once we find a vocalist.”

Professionally, Moore works in IT as a network administrator. Outside of work, he’s known among friends as a craft beer connoisseur. According to the Untappd app, he has sampled 2,285 different beers.

“I’m definitely a beer nut,” he laughed. “My all-time favorite is No Rules, a 16-percent Vietnamese coconut porter, from Perrin Brewing outside of Grand Rapids. Bourbon barrel beers are also top favorites.”

Moore and his wife Emily moved to Wyandotte in 2018 after finding a historic home on Van Alstyne Boulevard.

“We met on Match.com,” he said. “She really wanted an old historic house, and one happened to come up for sale in Wyandotte.”

The couple, along with their 5-year-old son Henry, quickly fell in love with the city’s sense of community.

“We know all our neighbors,” Moore said. “You run into people everywhere here. It feels connected.”

Moore and his wife are lifetime mug club members at Wyandotte Beer Company and frequent Northern Wind Brewing, The Oak Cafe and Joe's Hamburgers.

“We’ve made lifelong friends here,” he said. “That’s what I love most about Wyandotte.”