Before the sovereign AI stack, before the catalog, there was a car wash on East Sunset Road. The Wash Club, co-founded by DAJAI Stewart and Armand Perry, won Best of Las Vegas 2024 Gold for Best Auto Detailing — voted by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers. It is the operator pedigree underneath everything Code Black Associates has built since.
A Gold Winner, voted by the city
Best of Las Vegas is the Review-Journal's annual readers' poll — the closest thing the valley has to a hometown seal of approval. In 2024, The Wash Club took Gold in Best Auto Detailing. Not a paid placement, not a press release: a category win decided by Las Vegas readers.
The shop operated out of 3535 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV. Its client list read like a cross-section of the city's professional and luxury base: a weekly Wednesday fleet contract with Southern Wine & Spirits, work for Larry Ruvo (the family behind the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health), and Las Vegas luxury collectors bringing in everything from Cybertrucks to Rolls-Royces.
The CBA operator thread
The Wash Club was not a one-off. It sits inside Code Black Associates — the Las Vegas brand DAJAI founded in 2012 at Bishop Gorman High School. Armand Perry, who co-founded The Wash Club, is also a CBA co-founder, an Arizona State alum from the same athletic network that produced 20-plus Division 1 and NFL athletes over 14 years.
That is the through-line: the same crew that ran a football pipeline and an independent music catalog also ran an award-winning service business. Different lanes, one operator standard.
Why it closed
The Wash Club was closed voluntarily. The founders pivoted the energy into DAJ.AI sovereign infrastructure — the AI and music operation DAJAI runs today. The car wash was not a failure to walk away from; it was a proof of execution to build on.
The receipt that predates the brand you know
For anyone discovering Code Black Associates through the music or the AI work, The Wash Club is the reminder that the pedigree is older and wider than any single lane. A Gold in a citywide readers' poll is a hard, public credential — the kind that does not depend on an algorithm.
FAQ
What did The Wash Club win?
The Wash Club won Best of Las Vegas 2024 Gold for Best Auto Detailing, voted by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers.
Who founded The Wash Club?
It was co-founded by DAJAI Stewart and Armand Perry, both co-founders of Code Black Associates. Armand Perry is an Arizona State alum.
Where was The Wash Club located?
The shop operated at 3535 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV, and served clients including Southern Wine & Spirits and Larry Ruvo.
Is The Wash Club still open?
No. It was closed voluntarily, with the founders pivoting into DAJ.AI sovereign infrastructure.