 Young is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in Western drone music (originally referred to as "dream music"), prominently explored in the 1960s with the experimental music collective the Theatre of Eternal Music.He has engaged in musical and multimedia collaborations with a wide range of artists, including Tony Conrad, Pandit Pran Nath, John Cale, and Terry Riley.He has worked extensively with his partner, the multimedia artist Marian Zazeela, with whom he developed the "Dream House" sound and light environment.