Vincent Raikhel is a composer currently living in Brooklyn, New York. His compositions often employ models and patterns extracted from the natural world, creating interacting processes and networks of musical dimensions. His works include solo, chamber, and orchestral pieces as well as installations and compositions that are performed in natural environments.

In 2005 Vincent co-founded Red Light New Music with Scott Wollschleger, a contemporary music series and ensemble based in New York City. Vincent has been a member of the Red Light composer collective and has served as co-Artistic director of the organization since its inception.

In 2010 Vince co-edited Original Tradition: The Influence of Nils Vigeland, Composer and Teacher, a compilation of essays and music with Liam Robinson. His 2009 composition Espejos for solo Vibraphone was supported by funds from Meet the Composer. Current projects include a cello concerto entitled Cryovolcano being written for Red Light cellist John Popham as well as a dramatic multi-media installation/composition for the percussion quartet for Matra Percussion. Vincent is currently collaborating with composers Bob Pierzak and Nicholas Deyoe in creating a collection of visual analyses of the late works of Morton Feldman. Recordings of his music are available on Carrier Records.

Vincent received his Bachelor in Music from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Nils Vigeland and Reiko Füting. He received the Nicolas Flagello Composition Award upon his graduation. In 2006 Vincent moved to Berlin where he pursued his MeisterSchüler studies at the Universität der Künste Berlin with Walter Zimmermann. In 2010 Vincent received his Masters in the Arts from the University of California, San Diego where he studied with Philippe Manoury.