A PhD student at the University of Southampton, his tutor is Michael Finnissy.
He has received commissions from the Nash Ensemble, the London Sinfonietta, the BBC Philharmonic and many others.
Goves has been serving as Head of School of Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music since 2023.
[1] In 2011, Goves' work Virtual Airport was nominated for the Chamber-Scale Composition Prize at the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards.
Crow Rotations for soprano, flute/alto flute, alto saxophone, cello and electronics was nominated for Best Small Chamber Composition.