Joan Molas, one of the key managers in the development of Nova Cançó, passed away this Thursday, according to sources close to the family confirmed to ARA. Born in Reus in 1943, Molas formed a tandem with Núria Batalla, and together they built a professional structure to represent artists such as Lluís Llach, María del Mar Bonet, Raimon, Ovidio Montllor, Quico Pi de la Sierra, Joan Isaac, Marina Rossell, and the Dharma Electric Company. "At that time, artists performed occasionally. What was needed was a company dedicated to organizing concerts, and we took over," Joan Molas explained in the ARA in 2016 a few days before receiving the ARC Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognized the work he and Batalla had done since 1967.